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6 ncls - List paths with rendering of multimedia
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9 ncls [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [-d] [-l] [-L] [-R] [-a|--align type]
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13 ncls uses a multimedia-enabled Notcurses to list paths, similarly to
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17 -d: list directories themselves, not their contents.
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19 -l: use a long listing format.
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21 -L: when showing file information for a symbolic link, show information
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24 -R: list subdirectories recursively.
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26 -V|--version: Print version information, and exit with success.
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28 -h|--help: Print help information, and exit with success.
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30 -a|--align type: Align images on left, center, or right.
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38 paths: Run on the specified paths. If none are supplied, run on the
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48 notcurses(3), notcurses_visual(3), terminfo(5), unicode(7)
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51 nick black <nickblack@linux.com>.
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