/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb CC, Run-time functions, [w]getstr  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  Curses Screen Management function and macro that get a string from
  the terminal screen, store it in the variable str, and echo it on
  the specified window.  The getstr macro works on the stdscr window.

  Syntax:

       #include <curses.h>

       int getstr(char *str);
       int wgetstr(WINDOW *win, char *str);