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Curses (programming library)

Programming library for text-based interfaces

curses is a terminal control library for Unix-like systems, enabling the construction of text user interface (TUI) applications. The name is a pun on the term "cursor optimization".

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curses is a terminal control library for Unix-like systems, enabling the construction of text user interface (TUI) applications. The name is a pun on the term "cursor optimization". It is a library of functions that manage an application's display on character-cell terminals (e.g., VT100). ncurses is the approved replacement for 4.4BSD classic curses.

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