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-.\" Copyright 2018-2022,2023 Thomas E. Dickey *
+.\" Copyright 2018-2023,2024 Thomas E. Dickey *
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-.\" $Id: curs_instr.3x,v 1.43 2023/11/25 17:58:25 tom Exp $
-.TH curs_instr 3X 2023-11-25 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
+.\" $Id: curs_instr.3x,v 1.51 2024/04/20 21:24:19 tom Exp $
+.TH curs_instr 3X 2024-04-20 "ncurses @NCURSES_MAJOR@.@NCURSES_MINOR@" "Library calls"
.ie \n(.g \{\
.ds `` \(lq
.ds '' \(rq
.bP
if the \fIchstr\fP parameter is null.
.PP
-Functions with a \*(``mv\*('' prefix first perform a cursor movement using
-\fBwmove\fP, and return an error if the position is outside the window,
-or if the window pointer is null.
+Functions prefixed with \*(``mv\*('' first perform cursor movement and
+fail if the position
+.RI ( y ,
+.IR x )
+is outside the window boundaries.
.SH NOTES
All routines except \fBwinnstr\fP may be macros.
.PP
SVr4 does not
document whether a length limit includes or excludes the trailing NUL.
.PP
-The ncurses library extends the XSI description by allowing a negative
-value for \fIn\fP.
+The \fI\%ncurses\fP library extends the X/Open Curses description by allowing a
+negative value for \fIn\fP.
In this case, the functions return the string ending at the right margin.
.SH SEE ALSO
+\fB\%curs_ins_wstr\fP(3X) describes comparable functions of the
+.I \%ncurses
+library in its wide-character configuration
+.RI ( \%ncursesw ).
+.PP
\fB\%curses\fP(3X),
\fB\%curs_inch\fP(3X),
-\fB\%curs_inchstr\fP(3X),
-\fB\%curs_inwstr\fP(3X),
-\fB\%curs_in_wchstr\fP(3X)
+\fB\%curs_inchstr\fP(3X)