Conway's Game of Life, in your terminal, written in C with ncurses.

git clone https://github.com/mcmangini/cgol.git
cd cgol
make
sudo make install

# To uninstall, run
sudo make uninstall

cgol [OPTION]

• -h, --help
  • Display usage message
• -p, --pattern <pattern>
  • Load a predefined grid
• -w, --wrap
  • Wrap the grid at the edges

Patterns are predefined grids represented by .txt files. The first line of the file specifies the dimensions of the grid in the format <rows>x<columns>. The following lines represent the cells of the grid, with a 0 representing a dead cell and a 1 representing a living cell. Refer to the included pattern files for examples of proper formatting.

Pattern files are stored at /usr/local/share/cgol/patterns by default.

Included patterns are:

• beacon
• blinker
• glider
• gosper_glider_gun
• hwss
• lwss
• mwss
• pentadeca
• pulsar
• r-pentomino
• toad

• q - Quit
• p - Pause/Resume
• r - Restart
• 1 - Slow speed
• 2 - Medium speed
• 3 - Fast speed