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#include <ncurses.h>

// it seems system echo is the only way to print some stuff in cooked mode
// i am trying to figure out how VIM displays the result of :ls

int main()
{       
        initscr();                      /* Start curses mode              */
        printw("Hello World !!! Hit a key\n");    /* Print Hello World              */
        refresh();                      /* Print it on to the real screen */
        getch();
        def_prog_mode();                /* Save the tty modes             */
        endwin();                       /* End curses mode temporarily    */
        int i = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
            system("echo inside cooked mode");
        }
        //printf("helllow there\n");
        //system("/bin/ls");              /* Do whatever you like in cooked mode */
        //system("read");
        //system("/bin/sh");              /* Do whatever you like in cooked mode */
        //system("echo hit a key");              /* Do whatever you like in cooked mode */
        //printw("Hit a key buddy\n");    /* Print Hello World              */
        reset_prog_mode();              /* Return to the previous tty mode*/
        getch();
                                        /* stored by def_prog_mode()      */
        refresh();                      /* Do refresh() to restore the    */
                                        /* Screen contents                */
        printw("After cooked mode.\nKey to quit");     /* Back to curses use the full    */
        getch();
        refresh();                      /* capabilities of curses         */
        endwin();                       /* End curses mode                */

        return 0;
}