ncurses

Summary

ncurses is a widget toolkit^[1]. ncurses ranks in the top 9% of widget_toolkit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (350 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• ncurses's image is recorded as Linux-menuconfig.png^[3].
• ncurses's instance of is recorded as widget toolkit^[4].
• ncurses's instance of is recorded as software library^[5].
• ncurses's instance of is recorded as GNU package^[6].
• ncurses's maintained by is recorded as Thomas E. Dickey^[7].
• ncurses's follows is recorded as curses^[8].
• ncurses's follows is recorded as pcurses^[9].
• ncurses's developer is recorded as Thomas E. Dickey^[10].
• ncurses's copyright license is recorded as X11 license^[11].
• ncurses's programmed in is recorded as Q15777^[12].
• ncurses's operating system is recorded as Q3251801^[13].
• ncurses's operating system is recorded as BSD^[14].
• ncurses's operating system is recorded as macOS^[15].
• ncurses's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[16].
• ncurses's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system^[17].
• ncurses's software version identifier is recorded as 5.9^[18].
• ncurses's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0^[19].
• ncurses's software version identifier is recorded as 6.1^[20].
• ncurses's software version identifier is recorded as 6.2^[21].
• ncurses's software version identifier is recorded as 6.3^[22].
• ncurses's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4^[23].
• ncurses's software version identifier is recorded as 6.5^[24].
• ncurses's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6^[25].
• ncurses's part of is recorded as GNU Project^[26].
• ncurses's has use is recorded as text-based user interface^[27].

Body

Publication

ncurses's part of is recorded as GNU Project^[26].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Predecessors include curses^[8] and pcurses^[9].

Cultural Impact

Things named for ncurses include GNU Guile-Ncurses^[28], a software library^[29].

Why It Matters

ncurses ranks in the top 9% of widget_toolkit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (350 views/month).^[2] ncurses has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]

Entities named for ncurses include GNU Guile-Ncurses^[28], a software library^[29].