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* '''C''' <lang c>#include <curses.h></lang> Then link the program with <code>-lcurses</code>. (Some old or strange systems might need <code>-lcurses -ltermlib</code>.) |
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Library
This is an example of a library. You may see a list of other libraries used on Rosetta Code at Category:Solutions by Library.
This is an example of a library. You may see a list of other libraries used on Rosetta Code at Category:Solutions by Library.
Curses is a library to draw characters on a terminal. Programs can use curses to move the terminal's cursor and display text in any line and column. For input, curses can get individual key presses from the terminal's keyboard. To optimize output, curses delays the screen updates until the program refreshes the screen.
There are at least 4 implementations of curses:
- ncurses.
- NetBSD curses.
- PDCurses.
- System V curses.
Curses is terminal-independent, and uses termcap or terminfo to send escape sequences to different flavors of terminals. (The exception is PDCurses, which never sends escape sequences, because it uses a DOS console or a graphical interface.)
- C <lang c>#include <curses.h></lang> Then link the program with
-lcurses. (Some old or strange systems might need-lcurses -ltermlib.) - Ruby <lang ruby>require 'curses'</lang>
Pages in category "Curses"
The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.