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-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NAME">NAME</a></H2><PRE>
        <STRONG>bkgrnd</STRONG>,  <STRONG>wbkgrnd</STRONG>,  <STRONG>bkgrndset</STRONG>, <STRONG>wbkgrndset</STRONG>, <STRONG>getbkgrnd</STRONG>, <STRONG>wget-</STRONG>
        <STRONG>bkgrnd</STRONG> - <STRONG>curses</STRONG>  window  complex  background  manipulation
        routines
 
 
        <STRONG>bkgrnd</STRONG>,  <STRONG>wbkgrnd</STRONG>,  <STRONG>bkgrndset</STRONG>, <STRONG>wbkgrndset</STRONG>, <STRONG>getbkgrnd</STRONG>, <STRONG>wget-</STRONG>
        <STRONG>bkgrnd</STRONG> - <STRONG>curses</STRONG>  window  complex  background  manipulation
        routines
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></H2><PRE>
        <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>
 
        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>bkgrnd(</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
        <STRONG>#include</STRONG> <STRONG>&lt;curses.h&gt;</STRONG>
 
        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>bkgrnd(</STRONG> <STRONG>const</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
@@ -64,8 +62,9 @@
        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>wgetbkgrnd(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
 
 
        <STRONG>int</STRONG> <STRONG>wgetbkgrnd(WINDOW</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>win</EM><STRONG>,</STRONG> <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> <STRONG>*</STRONG><EM>wch</EM><STRONG>);</STRONG>
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
+
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-bkgrndset">bkgrndset</a></H3><PRE>
        The <STRONG>bkgrndset</STRONG> and <STRONG>wbkgrndset</STRONG> routines manipulate the back-
        ground of the named window.  The window  background  is  a
        <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> consisting of any combination of attributes (i.e.,
        The <STRONG>bkgrndset</STRONG> and <STRONG>wbkgrndset</STRONG> routines manipulate the back-
        ground of the named window.  The window  background  is  a
        <STRONG>cchar_t</STRONG> consisting of any combination of attributes (i.e.,
        attribute part of  the  background  is  displayed  as  the
        graphic rendition of the character put on the screen.
 
        attribute part of  the  background  is  displayed  as  the
        graphic rendition of the character put on the screen.
 
+
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-bkgrnd">bkgrnd</a></H3><PRE>
        The  <STRONG>bkgrnd</STRONG> and <STRONG>wbkgrnd</STRONG> functions set the background prop-
        erty of the current or specified  window  and  then  apply
        this setting to every character position in that window:
 
        The  <STRONG>bkgrnd</STRONG> and <STRONG>wbkgrnd</STRONG> functions set the background prop-
        erty of the current or specified  window  and  then  apply
        this setting to every character position in that window:
 
-              The  rendition  of every character on the screen is
-              changed to the new background rendition.
+       <STRONG>o</STRONG>   The  rendition  of  every  character  on the screen is
+           changed to the new background rendition.
+
+       <STRONG>o</STRONG>   Wherever the former background character  appears,  it
+           is changed to the new background character.
 
 
-              Wherever the former background  character  appears,
-              it is changed to the new background character.
 
 
+</PRE><H3><a name="h3-getbkgrnd">getbkgrnd</a></H3><PRE>
        The  <STRONG>getbkgrnd</STRONG> function returns the given window's current
        The  <STRONG>getbkgrnd</STRONG> function returns the given window's current
-       background character/attribute pair via the <STRONG>wch</STRONG> pointer.
+       background character/attribute pair via the  <STRONG>wch</STRONG>  pointer.
+       If  the given window pointer is null, the character is not
+       updated (but no error returned).
 
 
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></H2><PRE>
        Note that <STRONG>bkgrnd</STRONG>, <STRONG>bkgrndset</STRONG>, and <STRONG>getbkgrnd</STRONG> may be macros.
 
 
        Note that <STRONG>bkgrnd</STRONG>, <STRONG>bkgrndset</STRONG>, and <STRONG>getbkgrnd</STRONG> may be macros.
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
        The <STRONG>bkgrndset</STRONG> and <STRONG>wbkgrndset</STRONG>  routines  do  not  return  a
        value.
 
        Upon successful completion, the other functions return <STRONG>OK</STRONG>.
        The <STRONG>bkgrndset</STRONG> and <STRONG>wbkgrndset</STRONG>  routines  do  not  return  a
        value.
 
        Upon successful completion, the other functions return <STRONG>OK</STRONG>.
-       Otherwise, they return <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>.   A  null  window  pointer  is
-       treated as an error.
+       Otherwise, they return <STRONG>ERR</STRONG>:
 
 
+       <STRONG>o</STRONG>   A null window pointer is treated as an error.
 
 
-</PRE>
-<H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
+       <STRONG>o</STRONG>   A null character pointer is treated as an error.
+
+
+</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
        <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_bkgd.3x.html">curs_bkgd(3x)</A></STRONG>
 
 
        <STRONG><A HREF="ncurses.3x.html">curses(3x)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="curs_bkgd.3x.html">curs_bkgd(3x)</A></STRONG>
 
 
 <ul>
 <li><a href="#h2-NAME">NAME</a></li>
 <li><a href="#h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></li>
 <ul>
 <li><a href="#h2-NAME">NAME</a></li>
 <li><a href="#h2-SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></li>
-<li><a href="#h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></li>
+<li><a href="#h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="#h3-bkgrndset">bkgrndset</a></li>
+<li><a href="#h3-bkgrnd">bkgrnd</a></li>
+<li><a href="#h3-getbkgrnd">getbkgrnd</a></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
 <li><a href="#h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></li>
 <li><a href="#h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></li>
 <li><a href="#h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></li>
 <li><a href="#h2-NOTES">NOTES</a></li>
 <li><a href="#h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></li>
 <li><a href="#h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></li>