# <curses.h>

**[<curses.h>](https://en.cppreference.com/w/c/header/curses)** (typically `<ncurses.h>`) provides terminal control for building text-based user interfaces: window creation, cursor positioning, text attributes, and input handling. It translates portable abstractions into the right escape sequences for any terminal.

Use it to build full-screen TUI applications that work across different terminal types.

## Example

This example initializes ncurses, draws text at a specific position, and waits for user input.

```c
// compile: gcc -o cursesexample cursesexample.c -lncurses
// run: ./cursesexample
// description: draw positioned text and handle input

#include <ncurses.h>
#include <unistd.h>

int main() {
    initscr();
    int h, w;
    getmaxyx(stdscr, h, w);
    
    mvprintw(h/2, w/2 - 8, "Hello, ncurses!");
    mvprintw(h/2 + 1, w/2 - 10, "Terminal: %d x %d", w, h);
    refresh();
    
    sleep(2);
    endwin();
    return 0;
}
```