man pages section 3: Curses Library Functions
    
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 manipulate color information -- can_change_color ( Index Term Link )
 
 manipulate color information -- COLORS ( Index Term Link )
 
 manipulate color information -- color_content ( Index Term Link )
 
 manipulate color information -- COLOR_PAIR ( Index Term Link )
 
 manipulate color information -- COLOR_PAIRS ( Index Term Link )
 
 manipulate color information -- has_colors ( Index Term Link )
 
 manipulate color information -- init_color ( Index Term Link )
 
 manipulate color information -- init_pair ( Index Term Link )
 
 manipulate color information -- pair_content ( Index Term Link )
 
 manipulate color information -- PAIR_NUMBER ( Index Term Link )
 
 manipulate color information -- start_color ( Index Term Link )
 
 map area of parent window to subwindow -- mvderwin ( Index Term Link )
 
 menu library
  See also curses library
 
 menus -- character based menus package ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus, application-specific routines
  -- item_init ( Index Term Link )
  -- item_term ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_hook ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_init ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_term ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_item_init ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_item_term ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_menu_init ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_menu_term ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus, associate application data
  -- menu_userptr ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_menu_userptr ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus, create and destroy
  -- free_menu ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_new ( Index Term Link )
  -- new_menu ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus, rows and columns
  -- menu_format ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_menu_format ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus cursor
  -- menu_cursor ( Index Term Link )
  -- pos_menu_cursor ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus display attributes
  -- menu_attributes ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_back ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_fore ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_grey ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_pad ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_menu_back ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_menu_fore ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_menu_grey ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_menu_pad ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus from associated subwindows, write/erase
  -- menu_post ( Index Term Link )
  -- post_menu ( Index Term Link )
  -- unpost_menu ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus item, visibility
  -- item_visible ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_item_visible ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus item name and description
  -- item_description ( Index Term Link )
  -- item_name ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_item_name ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus item options routines
  -- item_opts ( Index Term Link )
  -- item_opts_off ( Index Term Link )
  -- item_opts_on ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_item_opts ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_item_opts ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus item values, set and get
  -- item_value ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_item_value ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_item_value ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus items, associate application data
  -- item_userptr ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_item_userptr ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_item_userptr ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus items, connect and disconnect
  -- item_count ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_items ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_menu_items ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus items, create and destroy
  -- free_item ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_item_new ( Index Term Link )
  -- new_item ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus items, get and set
  -- current_item ( Index Term Link )
  -- item_index ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_item_current ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_current_item ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_top_row ( Index Term Link )
  -- top_row ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus mark string routines
  -- menu_mark ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_menu_mark ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus options routines
  -- menu_opts ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_opts_off ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_opts_on ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_menu_opts ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus pattern match buffer
  -- menu_pattern ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_menu_pattern ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus subsystem, command processor, -- menu_driver ( Index Term Link )
 
 menus window and subwindow association routines
  -- menu_sub ( Index Term Link )
  -- menu_win ( Index Term Link )
  -- scale_menu ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_menu_sub ( Index Term Link )
  -- set_menu_win ( Index Term Link )
 
 meta -- enable/disable meta keys ( Index Term Link )
 
 move -- graphics interface ( Index Term Link )
 
 move -- move cursor in window ( Index Term Link )
 
 move cursor in window
  -- move ( Index Term Link )
  -- wmove ( Index Term Link )
 
 move the cursor -- mvcur ( Index Term Link )
 
 move window -- mvwin ( Index Term Link )
 
 movenextch -- moving the cursor by character ( Index Term Link )
 
 moveprevch -- moving the cursor by character ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvadd_wch -- add a complex character (with rendition) to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvadd_wchnstr -- copy a string of complex characters (with renditions) to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvadd_wchstr -- copy a string of complex characters (with renditions) to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvaddch -- add a character (with rendition) to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvaddchnstr -- copy a character string (with renditions) to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvaddchstr -- copy a character string (with renditions) to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvaddnstr -- add a multi-byte character string (without rendition) to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvaddnwstr -- add a string of wchar_t characters to a curses window and advance cursor ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvaddnwstr -- add a wide-character string to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvaddstr -- add a multi-byte character string (without rendition) to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvaddwch -- add a wchar_t character (with attributes) to a curses window and advance cursor ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvaddwchnstr -- add string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) to a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvaddwchstr -- add string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) to a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvaddwstr -- add a string of wchar_t characters to a curses window and advance cursor ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvaddwstr -- add a wide-character string to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvchgat -- change the rendition of characters in a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvcur -- move the cursor ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvdelch -- remove a character ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvderwin -- map area of parent window to subwindow ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvget_wch -- get a wide character from terminal ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvget_wstr -- get a wide character string from terminal ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvgetch -- get a single-byte character from terminal ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvgetn_wstr -- get a wide character string from terminal ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvgetnstr -- get a multibyte character string from terminal ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvgetnwstr -- get wchar_t character strings from curses terminal keyboard ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvgetstr -- get a multibyte character string from terminal ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvgetwch -- get (or push back) wchar_t characters from curses terminal keyboard ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvgetwstr -- get wchar_t character strings from curses terminal keyboard ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvhline -- use single-byte characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvhline_set -- use complex characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvin_wch -- retrieve a complex character (with rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvin_wchnstr -- retrieve complex character string (with rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvin_wchstr -- retrieve complex character string (with rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinch -- return a single-byte character (with rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinchnstr -- retrieve a single-byte character string (with rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinchstr -- retrieve a single-byte character string (with rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinnstr -- retrieve a multibyte character string (without rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinnwstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters from a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinnwstr -- retrieve a wide character string (without rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvins_nwstr -- insert a wide character string ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvins_wch -- insert a complex character ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvins_wstr -- insert a wide character string ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinsch -- insert a character ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinsnstr -- insert a multibyte character string ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinsnwstr -- insert wchar_t string before character under the cursor in a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinsstr -- insert a multibyte character string ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinstr -- retrieve a multibyte character string (without rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinswch -- insert a wchar_t character before the character under the cursor in a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinswstr -- insert wchar_t string before character under the cursor in a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinwch -- get a wchar_t character and its attributes from a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinwchnstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) from a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinwchstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) from a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinwstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters from a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvinwstr -- retrieve a wide character string (without rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvprintw -- print formatted output window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvscanw -- convert formatted input from a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvvline -- use single-byte characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvvline_set -- use complex characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwadd_wch -- add a complex character (with rendition) to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwadd_wchnstr -- copy a string of complex characters (with renditions) to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwadd_wchstr -- copy a string of complex characters (with renditions) to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwaddch -- add a character (with rendition) to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwaddchnstr -- copy a character string (with renditions) to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwaddchstr -- copy a character string (with renditions) to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwaddnwstr -- add a string of wchar_t characters to a curses window and advance cursor ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwaddnwstr -- add a wide-character string to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwaddstr -- add a multi-byte character string (without rendition) to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwaddwch -- add a wchar_t character (with attributes) to a curses window and advance cursor ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwaddwchnstr -- add string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) to a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwaddwchstr -- add string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) to a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwaddwstr -- add a string of wchar_t characters to a curses window and advance cursor ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwaddwstr -- add a wide-character string to a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwchgat -- change the rendition of characters in a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwdelch -- remove a character ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwget_wch -- get a wide character from terminal ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwget_wstr -- get a wide character string from terminal ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwgetch -- get a single-byte character from terminal ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwgetn_wstr -- get a wide character string from terminal ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwgetnstr -- get a multibyte character string from terminal ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwgetnwstr -- get wchar_t character strings from curses terminal keyboard ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwgetstr -- get a multibyte character string from terminal ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwgetwch -- get (or push back) wchar_t characters from curses terminal keyboard ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwgetwstr -- get wchar_t character strings from curses terminal keyboard ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwhline -- use single-byte characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwhline_set -- use complex characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwin -- move window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwin_wch -- retrieve a complex character (with rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwin_wchnstr -- retrieve complex character string (with rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwin_wchstr -- retrieve complex character string (with rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinch -- return a single-byte character (with rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinchnstr -- retrieve a single-byte character string (with rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinchstr -- retrieve a single-byte character string (with rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinnstr -- retrieve a multibyte character string (without rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinnwstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters from a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinnwstr -- retrieve a wide character string (without rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwins_nstr -- insert a wide character string ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwins_nwstr -- insert a wide character string ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwins_wch -- insert a complex character ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinsch -- insert a character ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinsnstr -- insert a multibyte character string ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinsnwstr -- insert wchar_t string before character under the cursor in a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinsstr -- insert a multibyte character string ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinstr -- retrieve a multibyte character string (without rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinswch -- insert a wchar_t character before the character under the cursor in a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinswstr -- insert wchar_t string before character under the cursor in a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinwch -- get a wchar_t character and its attributes from a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinwchnstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) from a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinwchstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters (and attributes) from a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinwstr -- get a string of wchar_t characters from a curses window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwinwstr -- retrieve a wide character string (without rendition) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwprintw -- print formatted output window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwscanw -- convert formatted input from a window ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwvline -- use single-byte characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( Index Term Link )
 
 mvwvline_set -- use complex characters (and renditions) to draw lines ( Index Term Link )
 
 mwwaddnstr -- add a multi-byte character string (without rendition) to a window ( Index Term Link )