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Latest revision as of 11:07, 16 November 2022
Contents
Application Details
- Description: ncurses (new curses) is a programming library providing an application programming interface (API) that allows the programmer to write text-based user interfaces in a terminal-independent manner. It is a toolkit for developing "GUI-like" application software that runs under a terminal emulator. It also optimizes screen changes, in order to reduce the latency experienced when using remote shells.
- Version: 6.0
- Modules: ncurse/6.0
- Licence: GNU
Usage Examples
Libraries provided
Ncurses provides the following sub-libraries for use within the library:
- Curses library
- Panel library
- Form library
- Menu library
Compiling Programs
In order to use the library, it is necessary to have certain types and variables defined. Therefore, the programmer must have a line:
#include <curses.h>
at the top of the program source. The screen package uses the Standard I/O library, so <curses.h> includes <stdio.h>. <curses.h> also includes <termios.h>, <termio.h>, or <sgtty.h> depending on your system. It is redundant (but harmless) for the programmer to do these includes, too. In linking with curses you need to have -lncurses in your LDFLAGS or on the command line. There is no need for any other libraries.