https://github.com/gdamore/tcell

Tcell is an alternate terminal package, similar in some ways to termbox, but better in others.
https://github.com/gdamore/tcell

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Tcell is an alternate terminal package, similar in some ways to termbox, but better in others.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/gdamore/tcell
• Owner: gdamore
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2015-09-27T06:37:33.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-04-19T02:55:45.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-04-19T04:33:41.611Z (about 2 months ago)
• Language: Go
• Size: 3.21 MB
• Stars: 5,128
• Watchers: 60
• Forks: 353
• Open Issues: 12
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README-plan9.md
  • Changelog: CHANGESv2.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE
  • Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS
  • Security: SECURITY.md
  • Authors: AUTHORS
  • Agents: AGENTS.md

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README

          
# _Tcell_ on Plan 9

> [!NOTE]

> Plan 9 is supported on a best-effort basis, as the main _Tcell_ development team does not have a Plan 9 environment.

The Plan 9 backend opens `/dev/cons` for I/O, enables raw mode by writing `rawon`/`rawoff` to `/dev/consctl`.

It watches `/dev/wctl` for resize notifications.

The default mode for `vt((1)` is VT100, which will only provide basic monochrome text, and few additional features.

In this case, it is expected that `TERM=vt100` is set.

It may be possible to emulate more modern terminals using `-2` (VT220), `-a` (ANSI), or `-x` (XTerm) flags to `vt`.

While this has not been tested, the use of `-x` to get xterm like features, combinerd with a `TERM=xterm` may yield superior results,

including possibly color and mouse support.

Note that if _Tcell_ does not find a suitable value for `TERM` in the environment, it will assume XTerm like functionality.