Text user interface libraries

software library that provides line-editing and history capabilities for interactive programs with a command-line interface

is a C header file used mostly by MS-DOS compilers to provide console input/output. It is not part of the C standard library or ISO C, nor is it defined by POSIX.

text user interface

The S-Lang programming library is a software library for Unix, Windows, VMS, OS/2, and macOS. It provides routines for embedding an interpreter for the S-Lang scripting language, and components to facilitate the creation of text-based applications. The latter class of functions include routines for constructing and manipulating keymaps, an interactive line-editing facility, and both low- and high-level screen/terminal management functions. It is free and open-source software released under the GNU General Public License.