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Let's document: ncurses

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#15,633 opened on Jan 29, 2025

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Description

Command description

Command line tools for using ncurses widgets

Documentation

https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses.html

Platform

Common

VCS repository link (e.g. GitHub, GitLab)

No response

Additional information

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Commands

  • captoinfo
  • clear #2281
  • infocmp
  • infotocap
  • ncursesw6-config
  • reset #2202
  • tabs
  • tic #3699
  • toe
  • tput #793
  • tset

Contributor guide

Research direction
Familiarize yourself with the tldr pages style guide, review existing examples like 'clear' and 'reset', then document the remaining commands using the provided ncurses documentation.
Tech stack
shell
Domain
clidocumentation
Issue type
Documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Gittldr pages contribution guidelines
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
80