libssh2 remote ncurses application

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I'm in the initial stages of designing an app that will connect to a remote server via ssh using the libssh2 library. One of the features I would like to have is the ability to be able to interact with a remote ncurses application. I understand that when connecting with libssh2 and executing a command, I will be returned a string that represents the output of the command on the remote system. But what if that command launches an ncurses (graphical) application. What output would I get back?

Make a basic little application and test it to find out. – IT Ninja Oct 15 '12 at 18:09 — IT Ninja, Oct 15 '12 at 18:09

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 15 '12 at 20:31

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So long as you're requesting a pty on the other end, your ncurses programs will be sending you lots of control sequences dictating cursor positions, colors, etc... What you're going to end up doing is writing a terminal emulator in order to interact with ncurses applications, so you might do some searching for vt100 terminal emulation or something of the sort.

answered Oct 15 '12 at 20:31

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Thanks. I already figured that's what I would have to do based on my research online but I was hoping that someone would know a way to avoid that. – Justin Kredible Oct 15 '12 at 21:45

libssh2 remote ncurses application

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