plan9port/man/man3/getsnarf.3
Russ Cox b546bd6e72 man: various cleanup
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.TH GETSNARF 3
.SH NAME
getsnarf, putsnarf \- window system snarf (cut and paste) buffer
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <draw.h>
.PP
.B
char *getsnarf(void)
.PP
.B
void putsnarf(char *text)
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Getsnarf
and
.I putsnarf
access the window system's snarf (cut and paste) buffer.
.PP
.I Getsnarf
returns a copy of the current buffer;
the returned pointer should be freed with
.I free
(see
.IR malloc (3))
when no longer needed.
.PP
.I Putsnarf
sets the buffer to the text string
.IR text .
.PP
Callers should assume that the snarf buffer is UTF.
If the window system does not keep the buffer in UTF,
.I getsnarf
and
.I putsnarf
will convert as necessary.
.SH SOURCE
.B \*9/src/libdraw/snarf.c
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR snarfer (1)