--- man/curs_getstr.3x | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/curs_getstr.3x b/man/curs_getstr.3x index 23a64b1f7..cd5331c82 100644 --- a/man/curs_getstr.3x +++ b/man/curs_getstr.3x @@ -108,9 +108,13 @@ .SH DESCRIPTION treated as the erase or kill characters, calling \fBbeep\fP(3X). .PP -The erase character replaces the character at the end of the buffer with -a null character, -while the kill character does the same for the entire buffer. +If any characters have been written to the input buffer, +the erase character replaces the character +at the current position in the buffer +with a null character, +then decrements the position by one; +the kill character does the same repeatedly, +backtracking to the beginning of the buffer. .PP If the screen's echo option is enabled (see \fBecho\fP(3X)), -- 2.30.2
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