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+.\" $Id: curs_delch.3x,v 1.11 2010/12/04 18:36:44 tom Exp $
.TH curs_delch 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBdelch\fR, \fBwdelch\fR, \fBmvdelch\fR, \fBmvwdelch\fR -
-delete character under the cursor in a \fBcurses\fR window
+\fBdelch\fR,
+\fBwdelch\fR,
+\fBmvdelch\fR,
+\fBmvwdelch\fR \- delete character under the cursor in a \fBcurses\fR window
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <curses.h>\fR
-
+.sp
\fBint delch(void);\fR
.br
\fBint wdelch(WINDOW *win);\fR
All routines return the integer \fBERR\fR upon failure and an \fBOK\fR (SVr4
specifies only "an integer value other than \fBERR\fR") upon successful
completion.
+.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.
.SH NOTES
Note that \fBdelch\fR, \fBmvdelch\fR, and \fBmvwdelch\fR may be macros.
.SH PORTABILITY
error conditions.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcurses\fR(3X)
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