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diff --git a/upstream/fedora-rawhide/man3/curs_beep.3x b/upstream/fedora-rawhide/man3/curs_beep.3x new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f5bd11ae --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/fedora-rawhide/man3/curs_beep.3x @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +.\"*************************************************************************** +.\" Copyright 2018-2021,2023 Thomas E. Dickey * +.\" Copyright 1998-2005,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. * +.\" * +.\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a * +.\" copy of this software and associated documentation files (the * +.\" "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including * +.\" without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, * +.\" distribute, distribute with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell * +.\" copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is * +.\" furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: * +.\" * +.\" The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included * +.\" in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. * +.\" * +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS * +.\" OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF * +.\" MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. * +.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, * +.\" DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR * +.\" OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR * +.\" THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. * +.\" * +.\" Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright * +.\" holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the * +.\" sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written * +.\" authorization. * +.\"*************************************************************************** +.\" +.\" $Id: curs_beep.3x,v 1.25 2023/10/07 21:19:07 tom Exp $ +.TH curs_beep 3X 2023-10-07 "ncurses 6.4" "Library calls" +.SH NAME +\fB\%beep\fP, +\fB\%flash\fP \- +ring the (visual) bell of the terminal with \fIcurses\fR +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +\fB#include <curses.h> +.PP +\fBint beep(void); +\fBint flash(void); +.fi +.SH DESCRIPTION +The \fBbeep\fP and \fBflash\fP routines are used to alert the terminal user. +The routine \fBbeep\fP sounds an audible alarm on the terminal, if possible; +otherwise it flashes the screen (visible bell). +The routine \fBflash\fP +flashes the screen, and if that is not possible, sounds the alert. +If neither +alert is possible, nothing happens. +Nearly all terminals have an audible alert +(bell or beep), but only some can flash the screen. +.SH RETURN VALUE +These routines return \fBOK\fP if they succeed in beeping or flashing, +\fBERR\fP otherwise. +.SH EXTENSIONS +SVr4's beep and flash routines always returned \fBOK\fP, so it was not +possible to tell when the beep or flash failed. +.SH PORTABILITY +These functions are described in the XSI Curses standard, Issue 4. +Like SVr4, it specifies that they always return \fBOK\fP. +.SH SEE ALSO +\fB\%curses\fP(3X) |