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+.\" $Id: menu_new.3x,v 1.18 2020/10/24 08:57:51 tom Exp $
.TH menu_new 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBmenu_new\fR \- create and destroy menus
+\fBnew_menu\fP,
+\fBfree_menu\fR \- create and destroy menus
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
+.sp
+\fBMENU *new_menu(ITEM **\fP\fIitems\fP\fB);\fP
.br
-MENU *new_menu(ITEM **items);
-.br
-int free_menu(MENU *menu);
+\fBint free_menu(MENU *\fP\fImenu\fP\fB);\fP
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
The function \fBnew_menu\fR creates a new menu connected to a specified item
and frees the storage allocated for the menu.
.SH RETURN VALUE
The function \fBnew_menu\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error.
-It sets errno according to the function's failure:
+It sets \fBerrno\fP according to the function's failure:
.TP 5
.B E_NOT_CONNECTED
No items are connected to the menu.
The routine succeeded.
.TP 5
.B E_SYSTEM_ERROR
-System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR).
+System error occurred (see \fBerrno\fR(3)).
.TP 5
.B E_BAD_ARGUMENT
Routine detected an incorrect or out-of-range argument.
The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
\fB<curses.h>\fR.
.SH PORTABILITY
-These routines emulate the System V menu library. They were not supported on
+These routines emulate the System V menu library.
+They were not supported on
Version 7 or BSD versions.
.SH AUTHORS
-Juergen Pfeifer. Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric
-S. Raymond.
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+Juergen Pfeifer.
+Manual pages and adaptation for new curses by Eric S. Raymond.