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diff --git a/man/curs_inchstr.3x b/man/curs_inchstr.3x
index 18c21dc3..332604e7 100644
--- a/man/curs_inchstr.3x
+++ b/man/curs_inchstr.3x
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 .\"***************************************************************************
-.\" Copyright (c) 1998-2005,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+.\" Copyright 2018,2020 Thomas E. Dickey                                     *
+.\" Copyright 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            *
@@ -26,8 +27,16 @@
 .\" authorization.                                                           *
 .\"***************************************************************************
 .\"
-.\" $Id: curs_inchstr.3x,v 1.12 2006/12/02 17:00:58 tom Exp $
+.\" $Id: curs_inchstr.3x,v 1.21 2020/10/18 00:24:36 tom Exp $
 .TH curs_inchstr 3X ""
+.ie \n(.g .ds `` \(lq
+.el       .ds `` ``
+.ie \n(.g .ds '' \(rq
+.el       .ds '' ''
+.de bP
+.ie n  .IP \(bu 4
+.el    .IP \(bu 2
+..
 .na
 .hy 0
 .SH NAME
@@ -38,32 +47,33 @@
 \fBmvinchstr\fR,
 \fBmvinchnstr\fR,
 \fBmvwinchstr\fR,
-\fBmvwinchnstr\fR - get a string of characters (and attributes) from a \fBcurses\fR window
+\fBmvwinchnstr\fR \- get a string of characters (and attributes) from a \fBcurses\fR window
 .ad
 .hy
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <curses.h>\fR
 .sp
-\fBint inchstr(chtype *chstr);\fR
+\fBint inchstr(chtype *\fP\fIchstr\fP\fB);\fR
 .br
-\fBint inchnstr(chtype *chstr, int n);\fR
+\fBint inchnstr(chtype *\fP\fIchstr\fP\fB, int \fP\fIn\fP\fB);\fR
 .br
-\fBint winchstr(WINDOW *win, chtype *chstr);\fR
+\fBint winchstr(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, chtype *\fP\fIchstr\fP\fB);\fR
 .br
-\fBint winchnstr(WINDOW *win, chtype *chstr, int n);\fR
-.br
-\fBint mvinchstr(int y, int x, chtype *chstr);\fR
+\fBint winchnstr(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, chtype *\fP\fIchstr\fP\fB, int \fP\fIn\fP\fB);\fR
+.sp
+\fBint mvinchstr(int \fP\fIy\fP\fB, int \fP\fIx\fP\fB, chtype *\fP\fIchstr\fP\fB);\fR
 .br
-\fBint mvinchnstr(int y, int x, chtype *chstr, int n);\fR
+\fBint mvinchnstr(int \fP\fIy\fP\fB, int \fP\fIx\fP\fB, chtype *\fP\fIchstr\fP\fB, int \fP\fIn\fP\fB);\fR
 .br
-\fBint mvwinchstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, chtype *chstr);\fR
+\fBint mvwinchstr(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, int \fP\fIy\fP\fB, int \fP\fIx\fP\fB, chtype *\fP\fIchstr\fP\fB);\fR
 .br
-\fBint mvwinchnstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, chtype *chstr, int n);\fR
+\fBint mvwinchnstr(WINDOW *\fP\fIwin\fP\fB, int \fP\fIy\fP\fB, int \fP\fIx\fP\fB, chtype *\fP\fIchstr\fP\fB, int \fP\fIn\fP\fB);\fR
 .br
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 These routines return a NULL-terminated array of \fBchtype\fR quantities,
 starting at the current cursor position in the named window and ending at the
-right margin of the window.  The four functions with \fIn\fR as
+right margin of the window.
+The four functions with \fIn\fR as
 the last argument, return a leading substring at most \fIn\fR characters long
 (exclusive of the trailing (chtype)0).
 Constants defined in \fB<curses.h>\fR can be used with the \fB&\fR (logical
@@ -74,18 +84,27 @@ All routines return the integer \fBERR\fR upon failure and an integer value
 other than \fBERR\fR upon successful completion (the number of characters
 retrieved, exclusive of the trailing 0).
 .PP
-No error conditions are defined.
-If the \fIchstr\fP parameter is null,
-no data is returned,
-and the return value is zero.
+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 \fBwinchnstr\fR may be macros.  SVr4 does not
-document whether the result string is 0-terminated; it does not document
+Note that all routines except \fBwinchnstr\fR may be macros.
+SVr4 does not
+document whether the result string is zero-terminated; it does not document
 whether a length limit argument includes any trailing 0; and it does not
 document the meaning of the return value.
 .SH PORTABILITY
-These functions are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4.  It is no
-more specific than the SVr4 documentation on the trailing 0.  It does specify
+These functions are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4.
+It is no
+more specific than the SVr4 documentation on the trailing 0.
+It does specify
 that the successful return of the functions is \fBOK\fR.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 \fBcurses\fR(3X), \fBcurs_inch\fR(3X).
@@ -93,9 +112,3 @@ that the successful return of the functions is \fBOK\fR.
 Comparable functions in the wide-character (ncursesw) library are
 described in
 \fBcurs_in_wchstr\fR(3X).
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