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diff --git a/upstream/debian-unstable/man3/inch.3ncurses b/upstream/debian-unstable/man3/inch.3ncurses
index 97a17bfc..7d1a54ba 100644
--- a/upstream/debian-unstable/man3/inch.3ncurses
+++ b/upstream/debian-unstable/man3/inch.3ncurses
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
.\" authorization. *
.\"***************************************************************************
.\"
-.\" $Id: curs_inch.3x,v 1.44 2024/01/13 22:05:39 tom Exp $
-.TH inch 3NCURSES 2024-01-13 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls"
+.\" $Id: curs_inch.3x,v 1.51 2024/04/20 21:20:07 tom Exp $
+.TH inch 3NCURSES 2024-04-20 "ncurses 6.5" "Library calls"
.ie \n(.g \{\
.ds `` \(lq
.ds '' \(rq
@@ -83,9 +83,11 @@ A_ATTRIBUTES Extract attributes
A_COLOR Extract color pair information
.TE
.SH RETURN VALUE
-Functions with a \*(``mv\*('' prefix first perform a cursor movement using
-\fBwmove\fP, and return an error if the position is outside the window,
-or if the window pointer is null.
+Functions prefixed with \*(``mv\*('' first perform cursor movement and
+fail if the position
+.RI ( y ,
+.IR x )
+is outside the window boundaries.
.PP
The \fBwinch\fP function does not return an error if the window contains
characters larger than 8-bits (255).
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ Only the low-order 8 bits of the character are used by \fBwinch\fP.
.SH NOTES
Note that all of these routines may be macros.
.SH PORTABILITY
-These functions are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4.
+These functions are described in X/Open Curses, Issue 4.
.PP
Very old systems (before standardization) provide a different function
with the same name:
@@ -117,15 +119,10 @@ This implementation uses 8 bits for character values.
An application using more bits, e.g., a Unicode value,
should use the wide-character equivalents to these functions.
.SH SEE ALSO
-.TP
-\fB\%ncurses\fP(3NCURSES)
-gives an overview of the \fB\%WINDOW\fP and \fB\%chtype\fP data types.
-.TP
-\fB\%attr\fP(3NCURSES)
-goes into more detail, pointing out portability problems and
-constraints on the use of \fB\%chtype\fP for returning window
-information.
-.TP
-\fB\%in_wch\fP(3NCURSES)
-describes comparable functions for the wide-character (ncursesw)
-library.
+\fB\%in_wch\fP(3NCURSES) describes comparable functions of the
+.I \%ncurses
+library in its wide-character configuration
+.RI ( \%ncursesw ).
+.PP
+\fB\%ncurses\fP(3NCURSES),
+\fB\%instr\fP(3NCURSES)