basic example with ncurses

.gitignore

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+*.swp
+a.out

src/main.c

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+#include <ncurses.h>
+
+int main() {
+  int ch;
+
+  initscr();            /* Start curses mode 		*/
+  raw();                /* Line buffering disabled	*/
+  keypad(stdscr, TRUE); /* We get F1, F2 etc..		*/
+  noecho();             /* Don't echo() while we do getch */
+
+  printw("Type any character to see it in bold\n");
+  ch = getch();               /* If raw() hadn't been called
+                               * we have to press enter before it
+                               * gets to the program 		*/
+  if (ch == KEY_F(1))         /* Without keypad enabled this will */
+    printw("F1 Key pressed"); /*  not get to us either	*/
+                              /* Without noecho() some ugly escape
+                               * charachters might have been printed
+                               * on screen			*/
+  else {
+    printw("The pressed key is ");
+    attron(A_BOLD);
+    printw("%c", ch);
+    attroff(A_BOLD);
+  }
+  refresh(); /* Print it on to the real screen */
+  getch();   /* Wait for user input */
+  endwin();  /* End curses mode		  */
+
+  return 0;
+}