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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998,2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
.\" *
.\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a *
.\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the *
.\" authorization. *
.\"***************************************************************************
.\"
-.\" $Id: curs_getch.3x,v 1.15 1998/11/29 01:04:26 Rick.Ohnemus Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_getch.3x,v 1.17 2000/07/01 16:45:36 tom Exp $
.TH curs_getch 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBgetch\fR, \fBwgetch\fR, \fBmvgetch\fR,
-\fBmvwgetch\fR, \fBungetch\fR - get (or push back) characters from
-\fBcurses\fR terminal keyboard
+\fBgetch\fR,
+\fBwgetch\fR,
+\fBmvgetch\fR,
+\fBmvwgetch\fR,
+\fBungetch\fR,
+\fBhas_key\fR \- get (or push back) characters from \fBcurses\fR terminal keyboard
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <curses.h>\fR
mode). In half-delay mode, the program waits until a character is typed or the
specified timeout has been reached.
-If \fBnoecho\fR has been set, then the character will also be echoed into the
+Unless \fBnoecho\fR has been set, then the character will also be echoed into the
designated window according to the following rules:
If the character is the current erase character, left arrow, or backspace,
the cursor is moved one space to the left and that screen position is erased