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Getting Started

Getting Started

New to uncurses? Start here. These pages take you from a fresh cargo new project to a running terminal program, then help you choose the right layer for the app you are building.

Installation
Add uncurses and choose a width backend.
Hello, terminal
The smallest complete program, explained line by line.
The layers
Screen, TextBuffer, EventSource, Terminal, and when to use each.
Your first app
Build a small interactive app from scratch.