`$ZCURSES_COLORS` – Maximum number of colors supported by the terminal

$ZCURSES_COLORS contains the number of colors supported by the terminal. The value becomes available when zcurses init is run.

Examples

Print number of colors supported by the terminal

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zmodload zsh/curses
zcurses init
typeset ZCURSES_COLORS

Output:

`1`	`ZCURSES_COLORS=256`

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