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Preface

Curses Library Functions

addch(3CURSES)

addch(3XCURSES)

addchnstr(3CURSES)

addchnstr(3XCURSES)

addchstr(3CURSES)

addchstr(3XCURSES)

addnstr(3CURSES)

addnstr(3XCURSES)

addnwstr(3CURSES)

addnwstr(3XCURSES)

addstr(3CURSES)

addstr(3XCURSES)

addwch(3CURSES)

add_wch(3XCURSES)

addwchnstr(3CURSES)

add_wchnstr(3XCURSES)

addwchstr(3CURSES)

add_wchstr(3XCURSES)

addwstr(3CURSES)

addwstr(3XCURSES)

adjcurspos(3CURSES)

arc(3PLOT)

attr_get(3XCURSES)

attroff(3CURSES)

attr_off(3XCURSES)

attroff(3XCURSES)

attron(3CURSES)

attr_on(3XCURSES)

attron(3XCURSES)

attrset(3CURSES)

attr_set(3XCURSES)

attrset(3XCURSES)

baudrate(3CURSES)

baudrate(3XCURSES)

beep(3CURSES)

beep(3XCURSES)

bkgd(3CURSES)

bkgd(3XCURSES)

bkgdset(3CURSES)

bkgdset(3XCURSES)

bkgrnd(3XCURSES)

bkgrndset(3XCURSES)

border(3CURSES)

border(3XCURSES)

border_set(3XCURSES)

bottom_panel(3CURSES)

box(3CURSES)

box(3PLOT)

box(3XCURSES)

box_set(3XCURSES)

can_change_color(3CURSES)

can_change_color(3XCURSES)

cbreak(3CURSES)

cbreak(3XCURSES)

chgat(3XCURSES)

circle(3PLOT)

clear(3CURSES)

clear(3XCURSES)

clearok(3CURSES)

clearok(3XCURSES)

closepl(3PLOT)

closevt(3PLOT)

clrtobot(3CURSES)

clrtobot(3XCURSES)

clrtoeol(3CURSES)

clrtoeol(3XCURSES)

color_content(3CURSES)

color_content(3XCURSES)

COLOR_PAIR(3XCURSES)

COLOR_PAIRS(3XCURSES)

COLORS(3XCURSES)

color_set(3XCURSES)

COLS(3XCURSES)

cont(3PLOT)

copywin(3CURSES)

copywin(3XCURSES)

current_field(3CURSES)

current_item(3CURSES)

curs_addch(3CURSES)

curs_addchstr(3CURSES)

curs_addstr(3CURSES)

curs_addwch(3CURSES)

curs_addwchstr(3CURSES)

curs_addwstr(3CURSES)

curs_alecompat(3CURSES)

curs_attr(3CURSES)

curs_beep(3CURSES)

curs_bkgd(3CURSES)

curs_border(3CURSES)

curs_clear(3CURSES)

curs_color(3CURSES)

curscr(3XCURSES)

curs_delch(3CURSES)

curs_deleteln(3CURSES)

curses(3CURSES)

curses(3XCURSES)

curs_getch(3CURSES)

curs_getstr(3CURSES)

curs_getwch(3CURSES)

curs_getwstr(3CURSES)

curs_getyx(3CURSES)

curs_inch(3CURSES)

curs_inchstr(3CURSES)

curs_initscr(3CURSES)

curs_inopts(3CURSES)

curs_insch(3CURSES)

curs_insstr(3CURSES)

curs_instr(3CURSES)

curs_inswch(3CURSES)

curs_inswstr(3CURSES)

curs_inwch(3CURSES)

curs_inwchstr(3CURSES)

curs_inwstr(3CURSES)

curs_kernel(3CURSES)

curs_move(3CURSES)

curs_outopts(3CURSES)

curs_overlay(3CURSES)

curs_pad(3CURSES)

curs_printw(3CURSES)

curs_refresh(3CURSES)

curs_scanw(3CURSES)

curs_scr_dump(3CURSES)

curs_scroll(3CURSES)

curs_set(3CURSES)

curs_set(3XCURSES)

curs_slk(3CURSES)

curs_termattrs(3CURSES)

curs_termcap(3CURSES)

curs_terminfo(3CURSES)

curs_touch(3CURSES)

curs_util(3CURSES)

curs_window(3CURSES)

cur_term(3XCURSES)

data_ahead(3CURSES)

data_behind(3CURSES)

def_prog_mode(3CURSES)

def_prog_mode(3XCURSES)

def_shell_mode(3CURSES)

def_shell_mode(3XCURSES)

delay_output(3CURSES)

delay_output(3XCURSES)

delch(3CURSES)

delch(3XCURSES)

del_curterm(3CURSES)

del_curterm(3XCURSES)

deleteln(3CURSES)

deleteln(3XCURSES)

del_panel(3CURSES)

delscreen(3CURSES)

delscreen(3XCURSES)

delwin(3CURSES)

delwin(3XCURSES)

derwin(3CURSES)

derwin(3XCURSES)

doupdate(3CURSES)

doupdate(3XCURSES)

dup_field(3CURSES)

dupwin(3CURSES)

dupwin(3XCURSES)

dynamic_field_info(3CURSES)

echo(3CURSES)

echo(3XCURSES)

echochar(3CURSES)

echochar(3XCURSES)

echowchar(3CURSES)

echo_wchar(3XCURSES)

endwin(3CURSES)

endwin(3XCURSES)

erase(3CURSES)

erase(3PLOT)

erase(3XCURSES)

erasechar(3CURSES)

erasechar(3XCURSES)

erasewchar(3XCURSES)

field_arg(3CURSES)

field_back(3CURSES)

field_buffer(3CURSES)

field_count(3CURSES)

field_fore(3CURSES)

field_index(3CURSES)

field_info(3CURSES)

field_init(3CURSES)

field_just(3CURSES)

field_opts(3CURSES)

field_opts_off(3CURSES)

field_opts_on(3CURSES)

field_pad(3CURSES)

field_status(3CURSES)

field_term(3CURSES)

field_type(3CURSES)

field_userptr(3CURSES)

filter(3CURSES)

filter(3XCURSES)

flash(3CURSES)

flash(3XCURSES)

flushinp(3CURSES)

flushinp(3XCURSES)

form_cursor(3CURSES)

form_data(3CURSES)

form_driver(3CURSES)

form_field(3CURSES)

form_field_attributes(3CURSES)

form_field_buffer(3CURSES)

form_field_info(3CURSES)

form_field_just(3CURSES)

form_field_new(3CURSES)

form_field_opts(3CURSES)

form_fields(3CURSES)

form_fieldtype(3CURSES)

form_field_userptr(3CURSES)

form_field_validation(3CURSES)

form_hook(3CURSES)

form_init(3CURSES)

form_new(3CURSES)

form_new_page(3CURSES)

form_opts(3CURSES)

form_opts_off(3CURSES)

form_opts_on(3CURSES)

form_page(3CURSES)

form_post(3CURSES)

forms(3CURSES)

form_sub(3CURSES)

form_term(3CURSES)

form_userptr(3CURSES)

form_win(3CURSES)

free_field(3CURSES)

free_fieldtype(3CURSES)

free_form(3CURSES)

free_item(3CURSES)

free_menu(3CURSES)

getbegyx(3CURSES)

getbegyx(3XCURSES)

getbkgd(3XCURSES)

getbkgrnd(3XCURSES)

getcchar(3XCURSES)

getch(3CURSES)

getch(3XCURSES)

getmaxyx(3CURSES)

getmaxyx(3XCURSES)

getnstr(3XCURSES)

getnwstr(3CURSES)

getn_wstr(3XCURSES)

getparyx(3CURSES)

getparyx(3XCURSES)

getstr(3CURSES)

getstr(3XCURSES)

getsyx(3CURSES)

getwch(3CURSES)

get_wch(3XCURSES)

getwin(3CURSES)

getwin(3XCURSES)

getwstr(3CURSES)

get_wstr(3XCURSES)

getyx(3CURSES)

getyx(3XCURSES)

halfdelay(3CURSES)

halfdelay(3XCURSES)

has_colors(3CURSES)

has_colors(3XCURSES)

has_ic(3CURSES)

has_ic(3XCURSES)

has_il(3CURSES)

has_il(3XCURSES)

hide_panel(3CURSES)

hline(3XCURSES)

hline_set(3XCURSES)

idcok(3CURSES)

idcok(3XCURSES)

idlok(3CURSES)

idlok(3XCURSES)

immedok(3CURSES)

immedok(3XCURSES)

inch(3CURSES)

inch(3XCURSES)

inchnstr(3CURSES)

inchnstr(3XCURSES)

inchstr(3CURSES)

inchstr(3XCURSES)

init_color(3CURSES)

init_color(3XCURSES)

init_pair(3CURSES)

init_pair(3XCURSES)

initscr(3CURSES)

initscr(3XCURSES)

innstr(3CURSES)

innstr(3XCURSES)

innwstr(3CURSES)

innwstr(3XCURSES)

insch(3CURSES)

insch(3XCURSES)

insdelln(3CURSES)

insdelln(3XCURSES)

insertln(3CURSES)

insertln(3XCURSES)

insnstr(3CURSES)

insnstr(3XCURSES)

insnwstr(3CURSES)

ins_nwstr(3XCURSES)

insstr(3CURSES)

insstr(3XCURSES)

instr(3CURSES)

instr(3XCURSES)

inswch(3CURSES)

ins_wch(3XCURSES)

inswstr(3CURSES)

ins_wstr(3XCURSES)

intrflush(3CURSES)

intrflush(3XCURSES)

inwch(3CURSES)

in_wch(3XCURSES)

inwchnstr(3CURSES)

in_wchnstr(3XCURSES)

inwchstr(3CURSES)

in_wchstr(3XCURSES)

inwstr(3CURSES)

inwstr(3XCURSES)

isendwin(3CURSES)

isendwin(3XCURSES)

is_linetouched(3CURSES)

is_linetouched(3XCURSES)

is_wintouched(3CURSES)

is_wintouched(3XCURSES)

item_count(3CURSES)

item_description(3CURSES)

item_index(3CURSES)

item_init(3CURSES)

item_name(3CURSES)

item_opts(3CURSES)

item_opts_off(3CURSES)

item_opts_on(3CURSES)

item_term(3CURSES)

item_userptr(3CURSES)

item_value(3CURSES)

item_visible(3CURSES)

keyname(3CURSES)

key_name(3XCURSES)

keyname(3XCURSES)

keypad(3CURSES)

keypad(3XCURSES)

killchar(3CURSES)

killchar(3XCURSES)

killwchar(3XCURSES)

label(3PLOT)

leaveok(3CURSES)

leaveok(3XCURSES)

libcurses(3XCURSES)

line(3PLOT)

linemod(3PLOT)

LINES(3XCURSES)

link_field(3CURSES)

link_fieldtype(3CURSES)

longname(3CURSES)

longname(3XCURSES)

menu_attributes(3CURSES)

menu_back(3CURSES)

menu_cursor(3CURSES)

menu_driver(3CURSES)

menu_fore(3CURSES)

menu_format(3CURSES)

menu_grey(3CURSES)

menu_hook(3CURSES)

menu_init(3CURSES)

menu_item_current(3CURSES)

menu_item_name(3CURSES)

menu_item_new(3CURSES)

menu_item_opts(3CURSES)

menu_items(3CURSES)

menu_item_userptr(3CURSES)

menu_item_value(3CURSES)

menu_item_visible(3CURSES)

menu_mark(3CURSES)

menu_new(3CURSES)

menu_opts(3CURSES)

menu_opts_off(3CURSES)

menu_opts_on(3CURSES)

menu_pad(3CURSES)

menu_pattern(3CURSES)

menu_post(3CURSES)

menus(3CURSES)

menu_sub(3CURSES)

menu_term(3CURSES)

menu_userptr(3CURSES)

menu_win(3CURSES)

meta(3CURSES)

meta(3XCURSES)

move(3CURSES)

move(3PLOT)

move(3XCURSES)

move_field(3CURSES)

movenextch(3CURSES)

move_panel(3CURSES)

moveprevch(3CURSES)

mvaddch(3CURSES)

mvaddch(3XCURSES)

mvaddchnstr(3CURSES)

mvaddchnstr(3XCURSES)

mvaddchstr(3CURSES)

mvaddchstr(3XCURSES)

mvaddnstr(3CURSES)

mvaddnstr(3XCURSES)

mvaddnwstr(3CURSES)

mvaddnwstr(3XCURSES)

mvaddstr(3CURSES)

mvaddstr(3XCURSES)

mvaddwch(3CURSES)

mvadd_wch(3XCURSES)

mvaddwchnstr(3CURSES)

mvadd_wchnstr(3XCURSES)

mvaddwchstr(3CURSES)

mvadd_wchstr(3XCURSES)

mvaddwstr(3CURSES)

mvaddwstr(3XCURSES)

mvchgat(3XCURSES)

mvcur(3CURSES)

mvcur(3XCURSES)

mvdelch(3CURSES)

mvdelch(3XCURSES)

mvderwin(3CURSES)

mvderwin(3XCURSES)

mvgetch(3CURSES)

mvgetch(3XCURSES)

mvgetnstr(3XCURSES)

mvgetnwstr(3CURSES)

mvgetn_wstr(3XCURSES)

mvgetstr(3CURSES)

mvgetstr(3XCURSES)

mvgetwch(3CURSES)

mvget_wch(3XCURSES)

mvgetwstr(3CURSES)

mvget_wstr(3XCURSES)

mvhline(3XCURSES)

mvhline_set(3XCURSES)

mvinch(3CURSES)

mvinch(3XCURSES)

mvinchnstr(3CURSES)

mvinchnstr(3XCURSES)

mvinchstr(3CURSES)

mvinchstr(3XCURSES)

mvinnstr(3CURSES)

mvinnstr(3XCURSES)

mvinnwstr(3CURSES)

mvinnwstr(3XCURSES)

mvinsch(3CURSES)

mvinsch(3XCURSES)

mvinsnstr(3CURSES)

mvinsnstr(3XCURSES)

mvinsnwstr(3CURSES)

mvins_nwstr(3XCURSES)

mvinsstr(3CURSES)

mvinsstr(3XCURSES)

mvinstr(3CURSES)

mvinstr(3XCURSES)

mvinswch(3CURSES)

mvins_wch(3XCURSES)

mvinswstr(3CURSES)

mvins_wstr(3XCURSES)

mvinwch(3CURSES)

mvin_wch(3XCURSES)

mvinwchnstr(3CURSES)

mvin_wchnstr(3XCURSES)

mvinwchstr(3CURSES)

mvin_wchstr(3XCURSES)

mvinwstr(3CURSES)

mvinwstr(3XCURSES)

mvprintw(3CURSES)

mvprintw(3XCURSES)

mvscanw(3CURSES)

mvscanw(3XCURSES)

mvvline(3XCURSES)

mvvline_set(3XCURSES)

mvwaddch(3CURSES)

mvwaddch(3XCURSES)

mvwaddchnstr(3CURSES)

mvwaddchnstr(3XCURSES)

mvwaddchstr(3CURSES)

mvwaddchstr(3XCURSES)

mvwaddnstr(3CURSES)

mvwaddnstr(3XCURSES)

mvwaddnwstr(3CURSES)

mvwaddnwstr(3XCURSES)

mvwaddstr(3CURSES)

mvwaddstr(3XCURSES)

mvwaddwch(3CURSES)

mvwadd_wch(3XCURSES)

mvwaddwchnstr(3CURSES)

mvwadd_wchnstr(3XCURSES)

mvwaddwchstr(3CURSES)

mvwadd_wchstr(3XCURSES)

mvwaddwstr(3CURSES)

mvwaddwstr(3XCURSES)

mvwchgat(3XCURSES)

mvwdelch(3CURSES)

mvwdelch(3XCURSES)

mvwgetch(3CURSES)

mvwgetch(3XCURSES)

mvwgetnstr(3XCURSES)

mvwgetnwstr(3CURSES)

mvwgetn_wstr(3XCURSES)

mvwgetstr(3CURSES)

mvwgetstr(3XCURSES)

mvwgetwch(3CURSES)

mvwget_wch(3XCURSES)

mvwgetwstr(3CURSES)

mvwget_wstr(3XCURSES)

mvwhline(3XCURSES)

mvwhline_set(3XCURSES)

mvwin(3CURSES)

mvwin(3XCURSES)

mvwinch(3CURSES)

mvwinch(3XCURSES)

mvwinchnstr(3CURSES)

mvwinchnstr(3XCURSES)

mvwinchstr(3CURSES)

mvwinchstr(3XCURSES)

mvwinnstr(3CURSES)

mvwinnstr(3XCURSES)

mvwinnwstr(3CURSES)

mvwinnwstr(3XCURSES)

mvwinsch(3CURSES)

mvwinsch(3XCURSES)

mvwinsnstr(3CURSES)

mvwinsnstr(3XCURSES)

mvwinsnwstr(3CURSES)

mvwins_nwstr(3XCURSES)

mvwinsstr(3CURSES)

mvwinsstr(3XCURSES)

mvwinstr(3CURSES)

mvwinstr(3XCURSES)

mvwinswch(3CURSES)

mvwins_wch(3XCURSES)

mvwinswstr(3CURSES)

mvwins_wstr(3XCURSES)

mvwinwch(3CURSES)

mvwin_wch(3XCURSES)

mvwinwchnstr(3CURSES)

mvwin_wchnstr(3XCURSES)

mvwinwchstr(3CURSES)

mvwin_wchstr(3XCURSES)

mvwinwstr(3CURSES)

mvwinwstr(3XCURSES)

mvwprintw(3CURSES)

mvwprintw(3XCURSES)

mvwscanw(3CURSES)

mvwscanw(3XCURSES)

mvwvline(3XCURSES)

mvwvline_set(3XCURSES)

napms(3CURSES)

napms(3XCURSES)

new_field(3CURSES)

new_fieldtype(3CURSES)

new_form(3CURSES)

new_item(3CURSES)

new_menu(3CURSES)

newpad(3CURSES)

newpad(3XCURSES)

new_page(3CURSES)

new_panel(3CURSES)

newterm(3CURSES)

newterm(3XCURSES)

newwin(3CURSES)

newwin(3XCURSES)

nl(3CURSES)

nl(3XCURSES)

nocbreak(3CURSES)

nocbreak(3XCURSES)

nodelay(3CURSES)

nodelay(3XCURSES)

noecho(3CURSES)

noecho(3XCURSES)

nonl(3CURSES)

nonl(3XCURSES)

noqiflush(3CURSES)

noqiflush(3XCURSES)

noraw(3CURSES)

noraw(3XCURSES)

notimeout(3CURSES)

notimeout(3XCURSES)

openpl(3PLOT)

openvt(3PLOT)

overlay(3CURSES)

overlay(3XCURSES)

overwrite(3CURSES)

overwrite(3XCURSES)

pair_content(3CURSES)

pair_content(3XCURSES)

PAIR_NUMBER(3XCURSES)

panel_above(3CURSES)

panel_below(3CURSES)

panel_hidden(3CURSES)

panel_move(3CURSES)

panel_new(3CURSES)

panels(3CURSES)

panel_show(3CURSES)

panel_top(3CURSES)

panel_update(3CURSES)

panel_userptr(3CURSES)

panel_window(3CURSES)

pechochar(3CURSES)

pechochar(3XCURSES)

pechowchar(3CURSES)

pecho_wchar(3XCURSES)

plot(3PLOT)

pnoutrefresh(3CURSES)

pnoutrefresh(3XCURSES)

point(3PLOT)

pos_form_cursor(3CURSES)

pos_menu_cursor(3CURSES)

post_form(3CURSES)

post_menu(3CURSES)

prefresh(3CURSES)

prefresh(3XCURSES)

printw(3CURSES)

printw(3XCURSES)

putp(3CURSES)

putp(3XCURSES)

putwin(3CURSES)

putwin(3XCURSES)

qiflush(3CURSES)

qiflush(3XCURSES)

raw(3CURSES)

raw(3XCURSES)

redrawwin(3CURSES)

redrawwin(3XCURSES)

refresh(3CURSES)

refresh(3XCURSES)

replace_panel(3CURSES)

reset_prog_mode(3CURSES)

reset_prog_mode(3XCURSES)

reset_shell_mode(3CURSES)

reset_shell_mode(3XCURSES)

resetty(3CURSES)

resetty(3XCURSES)

restartterm(3CURSES)

restartterm(3XCURSES)

ripoffline(3CURSES)

ripoffline(3XCURSES)

savetty(3CURSES)

savetty(3XCURSES)

scale_form(3CURSES)

scale_menu(3CURSES)

scanw(3CURSES)

scanw(3XCURSES)

scr_dump(3CURSES)

scr_dump(3XCURSES)

scr_init(3CURSES)

scr_init(3XCURSES)

scrl(3CURSES)

scrl(3XCURSES)

scroll(3CURSES)

scroll(3XCURSES)

scrollok(3CURSES)

scrollok(3XCURSES)

scr_restore(3CURSES)

scr_restore(3XCURSES)

scr_set(3CURSES)

scr_set(3XCURSES)

setcchar(3XCURSES)

set_current_field(3CURSES)

set_current_item(3CURSES)

set_curterm(3CURSES)

set_curterm(3XCURSES)

set_field_back(3CURSES)

set_field_buffer(3CURSES)

set_field_fore(3CURSES)

set_field_init(3CURSES)

set_field_just(3CURSES)

set_field_opts(3CURSES)

set_field_pad(3CURSES)

set_field_status(3CURSES)

set_field_term(3CURSES)

set_field_type(3CURSES)

set_fieldtype_arg(3CURSES)

set_fieldtype_choice(3CURSES)

set_field_userptr(3CURSES)

set_form_fields(3CURSES)

set_form_init(3CURSES)

set_form_opts(3CURSES)

set_form_page(3CURSES)

set_form_sub(3CURSES)

set_form_term(3CURSES)

set_form_userptr(3CURSES)

set_form_win(3CURSES)

set_item_init(3CURSES)

set_item_opts(3CURSES)

set_item_term(3CURSES)

set_item_userptr(3CURSES)

set_item_value(3CURSES)

set_max_field(3CURSES)

set_menu_back(3CURSES)

set_menu_fore(3CURSES)

set_menu_format(3CURSES)

set_menu_grey(3CURSES)

set_menu_init(3CURSES)

set_menu_items(3CURSES)

set_menu_mark(3CURSES)

set_menu_opts(3CURSES)

set_menu_pad(3CURSES)

set_menu_pattern(3CURSES)

set_menu_sub(3CURSES)

set_menu_term(3CURSES)

set_menu_userptr(3CURSES)

set_menu_win(3CURSES)

set_new_page(3CURSES)

set_panel_userptr(3CURSES)

setscrreg(3CURSES)

setscrreg(3XCURSES)

setsyx(3CURSES)

set_term(3CURSES)

setterm(3CURSES)

set_term(3XCURSES)

set_top_row(3CURSES)

setupterm(3CURSES)

setupterm(3XCURSES)

show_panel(3CURSES)

slk_attroff(3CURSES)

slk_attr_off(3XCURSES)

slk_attroff(3XCURSES)

slk_attron(3CURSES)

slk_attr_on(3XCURSES)

slk_attron(3XCURSES)

slk_attrset(3CURSES)

slk_attr_set(3XCURSES)

slk_attrset(3XCURSES)

slk_clear(3CURSES)

slk_clear(3XCURSES)

slk_color(3XCURSES)

slk_init(3CURSES)

slk_init(3XCURSES)

slk_label(3CURSES)

slk_label(3XCURSES)

slk_noutrefresh(3CURSES)

slk_noutrefresh(3XCURSES)

slk_refresh(3CURSES)

slk_refresh(3XCURSES)

slk_restore(3CURSES)

slk_restore(3XCURSES)

slk_set(3CURSES)

slk_set(3XCURSES)

slk_touch(3CURSES)

slk_touch(3XCURSES)

slk_wset(3XCURSES)

space(3PLOT)

standend(3CURSES)

standend(3XCURSES)

standout(3CURSES)

standout(3XCURSES)

start_color(3CURSES)

start_color(3XCURSES)

stdscr(3XCURSES)

subpad(3CURSES)

subpad(3XCURSES)

subwin(3CURSES)

subwin(3XCURSES)

syncok(3CURSES)

syncok(3XCURSES)

termattrs(3CURSES)

term_attrs(3XCURSES)

termattrs(3XCURSES)

termname(3CURSES)

termname(3XCURSES)

tgetent(3CURSES)

tgetent(3XCURSES)

tgetflag(3CURSES)

tgetflag(3XCURSES)

tgetnum(3CURSES)

tgetnum(3XCURSES)

tgetstr(3CURSES)

tgetstr(3XCURSES)

tgoto(3CURSES)

tgoto(3XCURSES)

tigetflag(3CURSES)

tigetflag(3XCURSES)

tigetnum(3CURSES)

tigetnum(3XCURSES)

tigetstr(3CURSES)

tigetstr(3XCURSES)

timeout(3CURSES)

timeout(3XCURSES)

top_panel(3CURSES)

top_row(3CURSES)

touchline(3CURSES)

touchline(3XCURSES)

touchwin(3CURSES)

touchwin(3XCURSES)

tparm(3CURSES)

tparm(3XCURSES)

tputs(3CURSES)

tputs(3XCURSES)

typeahead(3CURSES)

typeahead(3XCURSES)

unctrl(3CURSES)

unctrl(3XCURSES)

ungetch(3CURSES)

ungetch(3XCURSES)

ungetwch(3CURSES)

unget_wch(3XCURSES)

unpost_form(3CURSES)

unpost_menu(3CURSES)

untouchwin(3CURSES)

untouchwin(3XCURSES)

update_panels(3CURSES)

use_env(3CURSES)

use_env(3XCURSES)

vidattr(3CURSES)

vid_attr(3XCURSES)

vidattr(3XCURSES)

vidputs(3CURSES)

vid_puts(3XCURSES)

vidputs(3XCURSES)

vline(3XCURSES)

vline_set(3XCURSES)

vwprintw(3CURSES)

vw_printw(3XCURSES)

vwprintw(3XCURSES)

vwscanw(3CURSES)

vw_scanw(3XCURSES)

vwscanw(3XCURSES)

waddch(3CURSES)

waddch(3XCURSES)

waddchnstr(3CURSES)

waddchnstr(3XCURSES)

waddchstr(3CURSES)

waddchstr(3XCURSES)

waddnstr(3CURSES)

waddnstr(3XCURSES)

waddnwstr(3CURSES)

waddnwstr(3XCURSES)

waddstr(3CURSES)

waddstr(3XCURSES)

waddwch(3CURSES)

wadd_wch(3XCURSES)

waddwchnstr(3CURSES)

wadd_wchnstr(3XCURSES)

waddwchstr(3CURSES)

wadd_wchstr(3XCURSES)

waddwstr(3CURSES)

waddwstr(3XCURSES)

wadjcurspos(3CURSES)

wattr_get(3XCURSES)

wattroff(3CURSES)

wattr_off(3XCURSES)

wattroff(3XCURSES)

wattron(3CURSES)

wattr_on(3XCURSES)

wattron(3XCURSES)

wattrset(3CURSES)

wattr_set(3XCURSES)

wattrset(3XCURSES)

wbkgd(3CURSES)

wbkgd(3XCURSES)

wbkgdset(3CURSES)

wbkgdset(3XCURSES)

wbkgrnd(3XCURSES)

wbkgrndset(3XCURSES)

wborder(3CURSES)

wborder(3XCURSES)

wborder_set(3XCURSES)

wchgat(3XCURSES)

wclear(3CURSES)

wclear(3XCURSES)

wclrtobot(3CURSES)

wclrtobot(3XCURSES)

wclrtoeol(3CURSES)

wclrtoeol(3XCURSES)

wcolor_set(3XCURSES)

wcursyncup(3CURSES)

wcursyncup(3XCURSES)

wdelch(3CURSES)

wdelch(3XCURSES)

wdeleteln(3CURSES)

wdeleteln(3XCURSES)

wechochar(3CURSES)

wechochar(3XCURSES)

wechowchar(3CURSES)

wecho_wchar(3XCURSES)

werase(3CURSES)

werase(3XCURSES)

wgetbkgrnd(3XCURSES)

wgetch(3CURSES)

wgetch(3XCURSES)

wgetnstr(3CURSES)

wgetnstr(3XCURSES)

wgetnwstr(3CURSES)

wgetn_wstr(3XCURSES)

wgetstr(3CURSES)

wgetstr(3XCURSES)

wgetwch(3CURSES)

wget_wch(3XCURSES)

wgetwstr(3CURSES)

wget_wstr(3XCURSES)

whline(3CURSES)

whline(3XCURSES)

whline_set(3XCURSES)

winch(3CURSES)

winch(3XCURSES)

winchnstr(3CURSES)

winchnstr(3XCURSES)

winchstr(3CURSES)

winchstr(3XCURSES)

winnstr(3CURSES)

winnstr(3XCURSES)

winnwstr(3CURSES)

winnwstr(3XCURSES)

winsch(3CURSES)

winsch(3XCURSES)

winsdelln(3CURSES)

winsdelln(3XCURSES)

winsertln(3CURSES)

winsertln(3XCURSES)

winsnstr(3CURSES)

winsnstr(3XCURSES)

winsnwstr(3CURSES)

wins_nwstr(3XCURSES)

winsstr(3CURSES)

winsstr(3XCURSES)

winstr(3CURSES)

winstr(3XCURSES)

winswch(3CURSES)

wins_wch(3XCURSES)

winswstr(3CURSES)

wins_wstr(3XCURSES)

winwch(3CURSES)

win_wch(3XCURSES)

winwchnstr(3CURSES)

win_wchnstr(3XCURSES)

winwchstr(3CURSES)

win_wchstr(3XCURSES)

winwstr(3CURSES)

winwstr(3XCURSES)

wmove(3CURSES)

wmove(3XCURSES)

wmovenextch(3CURSES)

wmoveprevch(3CURSES)

wnoutrefresh(3CURSES)

wnoutrefresh(3XCURSES)

wprintw(3CURSES)

wprintw(3XCURSES)

wredrawln(3CURSES)

wredrawln(3XCURSES)

wrefresh(3CURSES)

wrefresh(3XCURSES)

wscanw(3CURSES)

wscanw(3XCURSES)

wscrl(3CURSES)

wscrl(3XCURSES)

wsetscrreg(3CURSES)

wsetscrreg(3XCURSES)

wstandend(3CURSES)

wstandend(3XCURSES)

wstandout(3CURSES)

wstandout(3XCURSES)

wsyncdown(3CURSES)

wsyncdown(3XCURSES)

wsyncup(3CURSES)

wsyncup(3XCURSES)

wtimeout(3CURSES)

wtimeout(3XCURSES)

wtouchln(3CURSES)

wtouchln(3XCURSES)

wunctrl(3XCURSES)

wvline(3CURSES)

wvline(3XCURSES)

wvline_set(3XCURSES)

curs_getch

, getch

, wgetch

, mvgetch

, mvwgetch

, ungetch

- get (or push back) characters from curses terminal keyboard

Synopsis

cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lcurses [ library ... ]
#include <curses.h>

int getch(void);
int wgetch(WINDOW *win);
int mvgetch(int y, int x);
int mvwgetch(WINDOW *win, int y, int x);
int ungetch(int ch);

Description

With the getch(), wgetch(), mvgetch(), and mvwgetch() routines a character is read from the terminal associated with the window. In no-delay mode, if no input is waiting, the value ERR is returned. In delay mode, the program waits until the system passes text through to the program. Depending on the setting of cbreak(), this is after one character (cbreak mode), or after the first newline (nocbreak mode). In half-delay mode, the program waits until a character is typed or the specified timeout has been reached. Unless noecho() has been set, the character will also be echoed into the designated window.

If the window is not a pad, and it has been moved or modified since the last call to wrefresh(), wrefresh() will be called before another character is read.

If keypad() is TRUE, and a function key is pressed, the token for that function key is returned instead of the raw characters. Possible function keys are defined in <curses.h> with integers beginning with 0401, whose names begin with KEY_. If a character that could be the beginning of a function key (such as escape) is received, curses sets a timer. If the remainder of the sequence does not come in within the designated time, the character is passed through; otherwise, the function key value is returned. For this reason, many terminals experience a delay between the time a user presses the escape key and the escape is returned to the program. Since tokens returned by these routines are outside the ASCII range, they are not printable.

The ungetch() routine places ch back onto the input queue to be returned by the next call to wgetch().

Function Keys

The following function keys, defined in <curses.h>, might be returned by getch() if keypad() has been enabled. Note that not all of these may be supported on a particular terminal if the terminal does not transmit a unique code when the key is pressed or if the definition for the key is not present in the terminfo database.

Name
Key name
KEY_BREAK
Break key
KEY_DOWN
The four arrow keys . . .
KEY_UP
KEY_LEFT
KEY_RIGHT
KEY_HOME
Home key (upward+left arrow)
KEY_BACKSPACE
Backspace
KEY_F0
Function keys; space for 64 keys is reserved.
KEY_F(n)
For 0 ≤ n ≤ 63
KEY_DL
Delete line
KEY_IL
Insert line
KEY_DC
Delete character
KEY_IC
Insert char or enter insert mode
KEY_EIC
Exit insert char mode
KEY_CLEAR
Clear screen
KEY_EOS
Clear to end of screen
KEY_EOL
Clear to end of line
KEY_SF
Scroll 1 line forward
KEY_SR
Scroll 1 line backward (reverse)
KEY_NPAGE
Next page
KEY_PPAGE
Previous page
KEY_STAB
Set tab
KEY_CTAB
Clear tab
KEY_CATAB
Clear all tabs
KEY_ENTER
Enter or send
KEY_SRESET
Soft (partial) reset
KEY_RESET
Reset or hard reset
KEY_PRINT
Print or copy
KEY_LL
Home down or bottom (lower left). Keypad is arranged like this: (Row 1) A1 up A3 (Row 2) left B2 right (Row 3) C1 down C3
KEY_A1
Upper left of keypad
KEY_A3
Upper right of keypad
KEY_B2
Center of keypad
KEY_C1
Lower left of keypad
KEY_C3
Lower right of keypad
KEY_BTAB
Back tab key
KEY_BEG
Beg(inning) key
KEY_CANCEL
Cancel key
KEY_CLOSE
Close key
KEY_COMMAND
Cmd (command) key
KEY_COPY
Copy key
KEY_CREATE
Create key
KEY_END
End key
KEY_EXIT
Exit key
KEY_FIND
Find key
KEY_HELP
Help key
KEY_MARK
Mark key
KEY_MESSAGE
Message key
KEY_MOVE
Move key
KEY_NEXT
Next object key
KEY_OPEN
Open key
KEY_OPTIONS
Options key
KEY_PREVIOUS
Previous object key
KEY_REDO
Redo key
KEY_REFERENCE
Reference key
KEY_REFRESH
Refresh key
KEY_REPLACE
Replace key
KEY_RESTART
Restart key
KEY_RESUME
Resume key
KEY_SAVE
Save key
KEY_SBEG
Shifted beginning key
KEY_SCANCEL
Shifted cancel key
KEY_SCOMMAND
Shifted command key
KEY_SCOPY
Shifted copy key
KEY_SCREATE
Shifted create key
KEY_SDC
Shifted delete char key
KEY_SDL
Shifted delete line key
KEY_SELECT
Select key
KEY_SEND
Shifted end key
KEY_SEOL
Shifted clear line key
KEY_SEXIT
Shifted exit key
KEY_SFIND
Shifted find key
KEY_SHELP
Shifted help key
KEY_SHOME
Shifted home key
KEY_SIC
Shifted input key
KEY_SLEFT
Shifted left arrow key
KEY_SMESSAGE
Shifted message key
KEY_SMOVE
Shifted move key
KEY_SNEXT
Shifted next key
KEY_SOPTIONS
Shifted options key
KEY_SPREVIOUS
Shifted prev key
KEY_SPRINT
Shifted print key
KEY_SREDO
Shifted redo key
KEY_SREPLACE
Shifted replace key
KEY_SRIGHT
Shifted right arrow
KEY_SRSUME
Shifted resume key
KEY_SSAVE
Shifted save key
KEY_SSUSPEND
Shifted suspend key
KEY_SUNDO
Shifted undo key
KEY_SUSPEND
Suspend key
KEY_UNDO
Undo key

Return Values

All routines return the integer ERR upon failure. The ungetch() routine returns an integer value other than ERR upon successful completion. The other routines return the next input character or function key code upon successful completion.

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE
ATTRIBUTE VALUE
MT-Level
Unsafe

See Also

curs_inopts(3CURSES), curs_move(3CURSES), curs_refresh(3CURSES), curses(3CURSES), attributes(5)

Notes

The header <curses.h> automatically includes the headers <stdio.h> and <unctrl.h>.

Use of the escape key for a single character function is discouraged.

When using getch(), wgetch(), mvgetch(), or mvwgetch(), nocbreak mode (nocbreak()) and echo mode (echo()) should not be used at the same time. Depending on the state of the tty driver when each character is typed, the program may produce undesirable results.

Note that getch(), mvgetch(), and mvwgetch() may be macros.