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Everything you ever wanted to know about terminals
so here's a short tutorial on ansi escape codes and terminal control, because you philistines won't stop using ncurses and oh my god WHY ARE WE STILL USING NCURSES IT IS THE TWENTY FIRST FUCKING CENTURY
- Points
- 377
- HN comments
- 223
- Submissions
- 2
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- 5 commenters
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On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2022 | Everything you ever wanted to know about terminals by melissalobos | 377 | 177 |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Everything you ever wanted to know about terminals (2018) by n3t | 70 | 46 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 5 Hacker News comments by 5 different people, from Sep 2020 to Apr 2026.
Most recent:
- fao_ · Apr 12, 2026
- ivanjermakov · Sep 15, 2025
- mouse_ · Mar 23, 2025
- a1369209993 · Aug 30, 2021
- andrewstuart · Sep 9, 2020
