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SCRL 3XCURSES "Jun 5, 2002"
NAME
scrl, scroll, wscrl - scroll a window
SYNOPSIS

cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include  -L  /usr/xpg4/lib \e
 -R  /usr/xpg4/lib  -lcurses  [ library... ]

c89 [ flag... ] file... -lcurses [ library... ]

#include <curses.h>

int scrl(int n);

int scroll(WINDOW *win);

int wscrl(WINDOW *win, int n);
PARAMETERS
n

number and direction of lines to scroll

win

pointer to the window in which to scroll

DESCRIPTION

The scroll() function scrolls the window win up one line. The current cursor position is not changed.

The scrl() and wscrl() functions scroll the window stdscr or win up or down n lines, where n is a positive (scroll up) or negative (scroll down) integer.

The scrollok(3XCURSES) function must be enabled for these functions to work.

RETURN VALUES

On success, these functions return OK. Otherwise, they return ERR.

ERRORS

None.

ATTRIBUTES

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

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Standard
MT-Level Unsafe
SEE ALSO

clearok(3XCURSES), libcurses(3XCURSES), attributes(5), standards(5)