ncurses 6.0 - patch 20170826

[ncurses.git] / man / curs_instr.3x

diff --git a/man/curs_instr.3x b/man/curs_instr.3x
index a93de2728322d000f08879117cde4ded70f9a92d..bb6435b197adf0370f2b050d5a6e3e85004f92fe 100644 (file)
--- a/man/curs_instr.3x
+++ b/man/curs_instr.3x
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"***************************************************************************

-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2005,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2010,2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *

 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
 .\"                                                                          *
 .\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
 .\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *


@@ -26,8 +26,15 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"

-.\" $Id: curs_instr.3x,v 1.13 2006/02/25 21:49:19 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_instr.3x,v 1.17 2017/04/29 21:37:55 tom Exp $

 .TH curs_instr 3X ""
 .TH curs_instr 3X ""

+.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
+.el       .ds `` ``
+.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
+.el       .ds '' ''
+.de bP
+.IP \(bu 4
+..

 .SH NAME
 \fBinstr\fR,
 \fBinnstr\fR,
 .SH NAME
 \fBinstr\fR,
 \fBinnstr\fR,


@@ -36,7 +43,7 @@
 \fBmvinstr\fR,
 \fBmvinnstr\fR,
 \fBmvwinstr\fR,
 \fBmvinstr\fR,
 \fBmvinnstr\fR,
 \fBmvwinstr\fR,

-\fBmvwinnstr\fR - get a string of characters from a \fBcurses\fR window
+\fBmvwinnstr\fR \- get a string of characters from a \fBcurses\fR window

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <curses.h>\fR
 .sp
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <curses.h>\fR
 .sp


@@ -66,10 +73,16 @@ functions with \fIn\fR as the last argument return a leading substring at most
 All of the functions return \fBERR\fR upon failure,
 or the number of characters actually read into the string.
 .PP
 All of the functions return \fBERR\fR upon failure,
 or the number of characters actually read into the string.
 .PP

-X/Open defines no error conditions.
-In this implementation,
-if the window parameter is null or the str parameter is null,
-a zero is returned.
+X/Open Curses defines no error conditions.
+In this implementation:
+.bP
+If the \fIwin\fP parameter is null, an error is returned,
+.bP
+If the \fIchstr\fP parameter is null, an error is returned,
+.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 all routines except \fBwinnstr\fR may be macros.
 .SH PORTABILITY
 .SH NOTES
 Note that all routines except \fBwinnstr\fR may be macros.
 .SH PORTABILITY


@@ -81,9 +94,3 @@ value for \fIn\fR.
 In this case, the functions return the string ending at the right margin.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X).
 In this case, the functions return the string ending at the right margin.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X).

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