Description

Puts a spinning ASCII torus (mathematical name for a doughnut-shaped object) on the terminal. Original post by Andy Sloane can be found here.

How to run

• Clone or download and extract the repository
• Open a terminal inside the project directory
• Follow the steps for your Operating System

For Windows

Prerequisites for Windows

• Install a compiler like GCC or Clang

How to build and run

• gcc torus.c -o torus.exe in the shell to compile using GCC
• .\torus.exe in the shell to run the program

For Linux

Prerequisites for Debian based distributions

• sudo apt install python3 gcc to install the required compilers

Prerequisites for Arch based distributions

• sudo pacman -S python3 gcc to install the required compilers

How to compile and run

• gcc torus.c -o torus.out -lm to compile
• ./torus.out to run

Updates

• Added support for dynamic resolution based on current terminal size
• Added Windows support
• Added support for on-the-fly dynamic resolution
• Added help option to the program

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