Example Usage

Ncurses is a programming library that allows you to develop text-based user interfaces (TUIs) in terminal environments.

Ncurses allows programmers to create interactive, character-based user interfaces (TUIs) for applications running in terminal emulators.

Output formatting: Display text, formatted strings, and graphics characters (within limitations) in specific locations on the screen.

Attribute control: Set text and background colors, bold, underline, and other visual attributes for enhanced user experience.

Efficiency and control: It offers a direct way to interact with the terminal, allowing developers to precisely control the user interface compared to higher-level GUI frameworks.

Lightweight footprint: Ncurses applications tend to be smaller in size and resource consumption compared to graphical applications.

Here is an example C program leveraging ncurses:

#include <ncurses.h>

int main() {
    initscr(); // Initialize the ncurses library
    noecho(); // Don't echo keyboard input
    curs_set(FALSE); // Hide the cursor

    // Print a message in the middle of the screen
    int y, x;
    getmaxyx(stdscr, y, x);
    mvprintw(y / 2, x / 2, "Hello, World!");

    refresh(); // Update the screen
    getch(); // Wait for a key press

    endwin(); // Clean up and exit
    return 0;
}