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curs_printw(3)
NAME
  curs_printw, printw, wprintw, mvprintw, mvwprintw, vw_printw, vwprintw -
  Print formatted output in Curses windows

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

SYNOPSIS
  #include <curses.h>

  int printw(char *fmt [, arg]...);
  int wprintw(WINDOW *win,
	  char *fmt [, arg]...);
  int mvprintw(int y, int x, ,nL
	  char *fmt [, arg]...);
  int mvwprintw(WINDOW *win, int y, int x,
	  char *fmt [, arg]...);

  #include <stdarg.h>
  include <curses.h>

  int vw_printw(WINDOW *win, char *fmt,
	  va_list varglist);

  #include <varargs.h>
  include <curses.h>

  int vwprintw(WINDOW *win, char *fmt,
	  va_list varglist);

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

  printw, wprintw, mvprintw, mvwprintw:	 XPG4, XPG4-UNIX

  vw_printw, vwprintw:	XPG4-UNIX

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

DESCRIPTION
  The printw, wprintw, mvprintw, and mvwprintw routines are analogous to
  printf family of routines (see printf(3)).  In effect, the printw routines
  output the string that would be output by printf as though waddstr were
  used on the given window.


  The vw_printw routine is analogous to vprintf (see vprintf(3)) and performs
  the same operation as wprintw but uses a variable argument list.  The
  va_list type is a pointer to a list of arguments and is defined in
  stdarg.h.


  The vwprintw routine is equivalent to vw_printw except that va_list is
  defined in varargs.h.	 The vw_printw routine is recommended for use in new
  applications.

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

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

RELATED INFORMATION
  Functions: curses(3), printf(3)

  Others: standards(5)