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curs_delch(3)
NAME
  curs_delch, delch, wdelch, mvdelch, mvwdelch - Delete the character under
  the cursor in a Curses window

LIBRARY
  Curses Library (libcurses.a, libcurses.so)

SYNOPSIS
  #include <curses.h>

  int delch(void);
  int wdelch(WINDOW *win);
  int mvdelch(int y, int x);
  int mvwdelch(WINDOW *win, int y, int x);

STANDARDS
  Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards
  as follows:

  delch, wdelch, mvdelch, mvwdelch:  XPG4, XPG4-UNIX

  Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about
  industry standards and associated tags.

DESCRIPTION
  These routines do the following:

    ·  Delete the character under the cursor in the current or specified
       window

    ·  Move all characters that are to the right of the cursor and on the
       same line to the left one position

    ·  Fill the last character on the line with a blank.

  These routines do not change the cursor position (after moving to y, x, if
  specified).  This does not imply use of the hardware delete-character
  feature.

NOTES
  The header file curses.h automatically includes the header file stdio.h.

  Note that delch, mvdelch, and mvwdelch may be macros.




RETURN VALUES
  All routines return ERR upon failure and OK upon successful completion.



RELATED INFORMATION
  Functions: curses(3)

  Others: standards(5)