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CURSES_DELCH(3) Library Functions Manual CURSES_DELCH(3) NAME curses_delch, delch, wdelch - curses delete characters routines LIBRARY Curses Library (libcurses, -lcurses) SYNOPSIS #include <curses.h> int delch(void); int wdelch(WINDOW *win); DESCRIPTION These functions delete characters from stdscr or from the specified window. The delch() function deletes the character at the current cursor position on stdscr. Characters to the right of the deleted character are moved one position to the left. The cursor position is unchanged. The wdelch() function is the same as the delch() function, excepting that the character is deleted from the specified window. RETURN VALUES Functions returning pointers will return NULL if an error is detected. The functions that return an int will return one of the following values: OK The function completed successfully. ERR An error occurred in the function. SEE ALSO curses_addch(3), curses_insch(3) STANDARDS The NetBSD Curses library complies with the X/Open Curses specification, part of the Single Unix Specification. HISTORY The Curses package appeared in 4.0BSD. NetBSD 9.99 October 25, 2018 NetBSD 9.99