NAME
cbreak, nocbreak, noraw, raw — input mode control functions
SYNOPSIS
#include <curses.h>
int cbreak(void);
int nocbreak(void);
int noraw(void);
int raw(void);
DESCRIPTION
The
cbreak()
function sets the input mode for the current terminal to cbreak mode and
overrides a call to
raw().
The
nocbreak()
function sets the input mode for the current terminal to Cooked Mode without
changing the state of ISIG and IXON.
The
noraw()
function sets the input mode for the current terminal to Cooked Mode and sets
the ISIG and IXON flags.
The
raw()
function sets the input mode for the current terminal to Raw Mode.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, these functions return OK.
Otherwise, they return ERR.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
APPLICATION USAGE
If the application is not certain what the input mode of the process was at
the time it called
initscr(),
it should use these functions to specify the desired input mode.
SEE ALSO
curses_intro(3X),
subsection called
Input Mode,
<curses.h>.
X/Open System Interface Definitions, Issue 4, Version 2
specification, Chapter 9,
General Terminal Interface.
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in X/Open Curses, Issue 2.
X/Open Curses, Issue 4
The
raw()
and
noraw()
functions are merged with this entry.
In previous issues, they appeared in entries of their own.
The entry is rewritten for clarity.
The argument list for all these functions is explicitly declared
as void.
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