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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2003,2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2005,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
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-.\" $Id: curs_addstr.3x,v 1.13 2005/05/15 16:17:14 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_addstr.3x,v 1.14 2010/07/31 16:12:01 tom Exp $
.TH curs_addstr 3X ""
.na
.hy 0
\fBmvaddstr\fR,
\fBmvaddnstr\fR,
\fBmvwaddstr\fR,
-\fBmvwaddnstr\fR - add a string of characters to a \fBcurses\fR window and advance cursor
+\fBmvwaddnstr\fR \- add a string of characters to a \fBcurses\fR window and advance cursor
.ad
.hy
.SH SYNOPSIS
It is similar to calling \fBwaddch\fR once for each character in the string.
The four routines with \fIn\fR as the last argument
write at most \fIn\fR characters.
-If \fIn\fR is -1, then the entire string will be added,
+If \fIn\fR is \-1, then the entire string will be added,
up to the maximum number of characters that will fit on the line,
or until a terminating null is reached.
.SH RETURN VALUE