TermMine

TermMine is an implementation of the game of Minesweeper that you can play in your terminal.

Obtaining

Binaries

Navigate to the releases page and download the appropriate binary for your system. There is currently support for Linux (termmine) and Windows (termmine.exe).

Building from source

Make sure that you have the following installed:

• CMake
• Ninja
• ncurses (MinGW port on Windows)

Download the source code and navigate to the appropriate directory.

git clone https://github.com/ericw31415/termmine.git
cd termmine

Then, generate the buildsystem and build the executable.

Linux

cmake -S . -B build -G "Ninja Multi-Config" -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/bin/g++
cmake --build build --config Release

Linux cross-compile for Windows

cmake -S . -B build -G "Ninja Multi-Config" \
    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ \
    -DCMAKE_SYSROOT=/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32 -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Windows
cmake --build build --config Release

Windows

cmake -S . -B build -G "Ninja Multi-Config" ^
    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=C:\MinGW\bin\x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ ^
    -DCMAKE_SYSROOT=C:\MinGW -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Windows
cmake --build build --config Release

The executable file will be built to the bin/Release subdirectory.

Playing

It is not necessary to run the program from the terminal. Double-clicking the executable should automatically open it there. Controls are as follows:
↑↓←→—Movement keys
⏎ Enter—Select menu option
1—Flag cell
2—Mark cell
Space—Open cell/chord
Ctrl+Q—Quit game