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<H1 class="no-header">define_key 3x</H1>
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-<STRONG><A HREF="define_key.3x.html">define_key(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="define_key.3x.html">define_key(3x)</A></STRONG>
+<STRONG><A HREF="define_key.3x.html">define_key(3x)</A></STRONG> <STRONG><A HREF="define_key.3x.html">define_key(3x)</A></STRONG>
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></H2><PRE>
- This is an extension to the curses library. It permits an
- application to define keycodes with their corresponding
- control strings, so that the ncurses library will inter-
- pret them just as it would the predefined codes in the
- terminfo database.
+ This is an extension to the curses library. It permits an application
+ to define keycodes with their corresponding control strings, so that
+ the ncurses library will interpret them just as it would the predefined
+ codes in the terminfo database.
- If the given string is null, any existing definition for
- the keycode is removed. Similarly, if the given keycode
- is negative or zero, any existing string for the given
- definition is removed.
+ If the given string is null, any existing definition for the keycode is
+ removed. Similarly, if the given keycode is negative or zero, any
+ existing string for the given definition is removed.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-RETURN-VALUE">RETURN VALUE</a></H2><PRE>
- The keycode must be greater than zero, and the string non-
- null, otherwise ERR is returned. ERR may also be returned
- if there is insufficient memory to allocate the data to
- store the definition. If no error is detected, OK is
- returned.
+ The keycode must be greater than zero, and the string non-null, other-
+ wise ERR is returned. ERR may also be returned if there is insuffi-
+ cient memory to allocate the data to store the definition. If no error
+ is detected, OK is returned.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-PORTABILITY">PORTABILITY</a></H2><PRE>
- These routines are specific to ncurses. They were not
- supported on Version 7, BSD or System V implementations.
- It is recommended that any code depending on them be con-
- ditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
+ These routines are specific to ncurses. They were not supported on
+ Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. It is recommended that any
+ code depending on them be conditioned using NCURSES_VERSION.
</PRE><H2><a name="h2-SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</a></H2><PRE>
- <STRONG><A HREF="define_key.3x.html">define_key(3x)</A></STRONG>
+ <STRONG><A HREF="define_key.3x.html">define_key(3x)</A></STRONG>
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