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+.\" $Id: curs_instr.3x,v 1.13 2006/02/25 21:49:19 tom Exp $
+.TH curs_instr 3X ""
+.SH NAME
+\fBinstr\fR,
+\fBinnstr\fR,
+\fBwinstr\fR,
+\fBwinnstr\fR,
+\fBmvinstr\fR,
+\fBmvinnstr\fR,
+\fBmvwinstr\fR,
+\fBmvwinnstr\fR - get a string of characters from a \fBcurses\fR window
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+\fB#include <curses.h>\fR
+.sp
+\fBint instr(char *str);\fR
+.br
+\fBint innstr(char *str, int n);\fR
+.br
+\fBint winstr(WINDOW *win, char *str);\fR
+.br
+\fBint winnstr(WINDOW *win, char *str, int n);\fR
+.br
+\fBint mvinstr(int y, int x, char *str);\fR
+.br
+\fBint mvinnstr(int y, int x, char *str, int n);\fR
+.br
+\fBint mvwinstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str);\fR
+.br
+\fBint mvwinnstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str, int n);\fR
+.br
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+These routines return a string of characters in \fIstr\fR, extracted starting
+at the current cursor position in the named window.
+Attributes are stripped from the characters.  The four
+functions with \fIn\fR as the last argument return a leading substring at most
+\fIn\fR characters long (exclusive of the trailing NUL).
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+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.
+.SH NOTES
+Note that all routines except \fBwinnstr\fR may be macros.
+.SH PORTABILITY
+SVr4 does not
+document whether a length limit includes or excludes the trailing NUL.
+.PP
+The ncurses library extends the XSI description by allowing a negative
+value for \fIn\fR.
+In this case, the functions return the string ending at the right margin.
+.SH SEE ALSO
+\fBcurses\fR(3X).
+.\"#
+.\"# The following sets edit modes for GNU EMACS
+.\"# Local Variables:
+.\"# mode:nroff
+.\"# fill-column:79
+.\"# End: