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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
14 the ls(1) command, rendering images and videos to a terminal.
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17 -d: list directories themselves, not their contents.
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21 -L: when showing file information for a symbolic link, show information
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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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32 -b|--blitter blitter: Blitter, one of ascii, half, quad, sex, braille,
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35 paths: Run on the specified paths. If none are supplied, run on the
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39 Optimal display requires a terminal advertising the rgb [22mterminfo(5) ca‐
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45 notcurses(3), notcurses_visual(3), terminfo(5), unicode(7)
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48 nick black <nickblack@linux.com>.
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