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-.\" Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. *
+.\" Copyright 2018,2020 Thomas E. Dickey *
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-.\" $Id: menu_requestname.3x,v 1.6 1998/11/29 01:10:40 Rick.Ohnemus Exp $
+.\" $Id: menu_requestname.3x,v 1.13 2020/03/28 19:06:28 tom Exp $
.TH menu_requestname 3X ""
.SH NAME
-\fBmenu_requestname\fR - handle printable menu request names
+\fBmenu_request_by_name\fP,
+\fBmenu_request_name\fR \- handle printable menu request names
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fB#include <menu.h>\fR
.br
request code.
.br
The function \fBmenu_request_by_name\fR searches in the name-table for a request
-with the given name and returns its request code. Otherwise E_NO_MATCH is returned.
+with the given name and returns its request code.
+Otherwise E_NO_MATCH is returned.
.SH RETURN VALUE
-\fBmenu_request_name\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error and sets errno
-to \fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR.
+\fBmenu_request_name\fR returns \fBNULL\fR on error
+and sets \fBerrno\fP to \fBE_BAD_ARGUMENT\fR.
.br
\fBmenu_request_by_name\fR returns \fBE_NO_MATCH\fR on error.
+It does not set \fBerrno\fP.
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBmenu\fR(3X).
.SH NOTES
The header file \fB<menu.h>\fR automatically includes the header file
\fB<curses.h>\fR.
.SH PORTABILITY
-These routines are specific to ncurses. They were not supported on
-Version 7, BSD or System V implementations. It is recommended that
+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.
.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.