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      CURSES(3)               GENIX Programmer's Manual               CURSES(3)



      NAME
           curses - screen functions with ``optimal'' cursor motion

      SYNOPSIS
           cc [ flags ] files -lcurses -ltermcap [ libraries ]

      DESCRIPTION
           These routines give the user a method of updating screens with  rea-
           sonable optimization.  They keep an image of the current screen, and
           the user sets up an image of a new one.  Then  the  refresh()  tells
           the  routines  to make the current screen look like the new one.  In
           order to initialize the routines,  the  routine  initscr()  must  be
           called  before  any of the other routines that deal with windows and
           screens are used.  The routine  endwin()  should  be  called  before
           exiting.

      SEE ALSO
           Screen Updating and Cursor Movement Optimization: A Library Package,
           Ken Arnold,
           stty(2), setenv(3), termcap(5)

      AUTHOR
           Ken Arnold

      FUNCTIONS
           addch(ch)                     add a character to stdscr
           addstr(str)                   add a string to stdscr
           box(win,vert,hor)             draw a box around a window
           crmode()                      set cbreak mode
           clear()                       clear stdscr
           clearok(scr,boolf)            set clear flag for scr
           clrtobot()                    clear to bottom on stdscr
           clrtoeol()                    clear to end of line on stdscr
           delch()                       delete a character
           deleteln()                    delete a line
           delwin(win)                   delete win
           echo()                        set echo mode
           endwin()                      end window modes
           erase()                       erase stdscr
           getch()                       get a char through stdscr
           getcap(name)                  get terminal capability name
           getstr(str)                   get a string through stdscr
           gettmode()                    get tty modes
           getyx(win,y,x)                get (y,x) co-ordinates
           inch()                        get char at current (y,x) co-ordinates
           initscr()                     initialize screens
           insch(c)                      insert a char
           insertln()                    insert a line
           leaveok(win,boolf)            set leave flag for win
           longname(termbuf,name)        get long name from termbuf
           move(y,x)                     move to (y,x) on stdscr
           mvcur(lasty,lastx,newy,newx)  actually move cursor



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      CURSES(3)               GENIX Programmer's Manual               CURSES(3)



           newwin(lines,cols,begin_y,begin_x) create a new window
           nl()                          set newline mapping
           nocrmode()                    unset cbreak mode
           noecho()                      unset echo mode
           nonl()                        unset newline mapping
           noraw()                       unset raw mode
           overlay(win1,win2)            overlay win1 on win2
           overwrite(win1,win2)          overwrite win1 on top of win2
           printw(fmt,arg1,arg2,...)     printf on stdscr
           raw()                         set raw mode
           refresh()                     make current screen look like stdscr
           resetty()                     reset tty flags to stored value
           savetty()                     stored current tty flags
           scanw(fmt,arg1,arg2,...)      scanf through stdscr
           scroll(win)                   scroll win one line
           scrollok(win,boolf)           set scroll flag
           setterm(name)                 set term variables for name
           standend()                    end standout mode
           standout()                    start standout mode
           subwin(win,lines,cols,begin_y,begin_x) create a subwindow
           touchwin(win)                 "change" all of win
           unctrl(ch)                    printable version of ch
           waddch(win,ch)                add char to win
           waddstr(win,str)              add string to win
           wclear(win)                   clear win
           wclrtobot(win)                clear to bottom of win
           wclrtoeol(win)                clear to end of line on win
           wdelch(win,c)                 delete char from win
           wdeleteln(win)                delete line from win
           werase(win)                   erase win
           wgetch(win)                   get a char through win
           wgetstr(win,str)              get a string through win
           winch(win)                    get char at current (y,x) in win
           winsch(win,c)                 insert char into win
           winsertln(win)                insert line into win
           wmove(win,y,x)                set current (y,x) co-ordinates on win
           wprintw(win,fmt,arg1,arg2,...) printf on win
           wrefresh(win)                 make screen look like win
           wscanw(win,fmt,arg1,arg2,...) scanf through win
           wstandend(win)                end standout mode on win
           wstandout(win)                start standout mode on win














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