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echo(3)  —  Subroutines

Digital

NAME

echo, noecho − enable/disable terminal echo

SYNOPSIS

#include <curses.h>

int echo()

int noecho()

DESCRIPTION

The echo routine enables echoing of characters typed by the user.  The noecho routine disables echoing of characters typed by the user. 

Initially, input characters are echoed. Subsequent calls to echo and noecho do not flush typeahead. 

RETURN VALUES

The echo and noecho functions return OK on success and ERR on error. 

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