---
name: "wikicurses.conf"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "wikicurses"
version: "1.4-12"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wikicurses.conf"
---

# wikicurses.conf(5)

curses interface for MediaWiki

## NAME

wikicurses - curses interface for MediaWiki

## SYNOPSIS

/etc/wikicurses.conf

\~/.config/wikicurses/config

## DESCRIPTION

The configuration file for wikicurses is divided into sections with the "general" section containing general settings.  All other sections specify individual wikis.

## EXAMPLE

```
[general]
default = Wikipedia
mouse = False
hide_references = False
[keymap]
q = quit
c = contents
o = open
h = back
l = forward
left = back
right = forward
[Wikipedia]
url = http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php
username = johndoe
password = 1234
[ArchWiki]
url = https://wiki.archlinux.org/api.php
```

## OPTIONS

### general

default

The name of the wiki to use by default

mouse

Support mouse input. With this enabled, you will have to hold down shift to select text.

hide\_references

Hide the References section at the bottom of the page and strip citations from the text.

### keymap

This section configures the keyboard bindings of wikicurses, in the format "key=command". Command can be any ex command supported by wikicurses.

### Other Sections

Other sections are treated as wiki entries. The url is the url for api.php on the wiki. The username and password are required for editing.

url

The url to api.php on the MediaWiki site