NAME
curses_fileio,
getwin, putwin —
curses file input/output
routines
LIBRARY
library “libcurses”
SYNOPSIS
#include
<curses.h>
WINDOW *
getwin(FILE
*fp);
int
putwin(WINDOW
*win, FILE
*fp);
DESCRIPTION
These functions read and write data to and from files.The
getwin()
function reads window data that has been stored in the file to which
fp points, and then creates a new window using that
data.
The
putwin()
function writes window data from the window win to the
file pointed to by fp.
RETURN VALUES
The getwin() function returns one of the
following values:
OK- The function completed successfully.
ERR- An error occurred in the function.
The putwin() function returns
NULL if an error is detected.
SEE ALSO
NOTES
Subwindows can not be created by the
getwin()
function, nor written by the putwin() function.
STANDARDS
The NetBSD Curses library complies with the X/Open Curses specification, part of the Single Unix Specification.
HISTORY
These functions first appeared in NetBSD 5.0.