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.TH CURS_GETSTR 3CURSES "Dec 31, 1996"
.SH NAME
curs_getstr, getstr, wgetstr, mvgetstr, mvwgetstr, wgetnstr \- get character
strings from curses terminal keyboard
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBcc\fR [ \fIflag\fR ... ] \fIfile\fR ... \fB-lcurses\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR ... ]
#include <curses.h>

\fBint\fR \fBgetstr\fR(\fBchar *\fR\fIstr\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBwgetstr\fR(\fBWINDOW *\fR\fIwin\fR, \fBchar *\fR\fIstr\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBmvgetstr\fR(\fBint\fR \fIy\fR, \fBint\fR \fIx\fR, \fBchar *\fR\fIstr\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBmvwgetstr\fR(\fBWINDOW *\fR\fIwin\fR, \fBint\fR \fIy\fR, \fBint\fR \fIx\fR, \fBchar *\fR\fIstr\fR);
.fi

.LP
.nf
\fBint\fR \fBwgetnstr\fR(\fBWINDOW *\fR\fIwin\fR, \fBchar *\fR\fIstr\fR, \fBint\fR \fIn\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The effect of \fBgetstr()\fR is as though a series of calls to \fBgetch()\fR
were made, until a newline or carriage return is received. The resulting value
is placed in the area pointed to by the character pointer \fIstr\fR.
\fBwgetnstr()\fR reads at most \fIn\fR characters, thus preventing a possible
overflow of the input buffer. The user's erase and kill characters are
interpreted, as well as any special keys (such as function keys, HOME key, and
CLEAR key.)
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
All routines return the integer \fBERR\fR upon failure and an integer value
other than \fBERR\fR upon successful completion.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-Level	Unsafe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBcurs_getch\fR(3CURSES), \fBcurses\fR(3CURSES), \fBattributes\fR(5)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
The header <\fBcurses.h\fR> automatically includes the headers  <\fBstdio.h\fR>
and <\fBunctrl.h\fR>.
.sp
.LP
Note that \fBgetstr()\fR, \fBmvgetstr()\fR, and \fBmvwgetstr()\fR may be
macros.