Re: getch() in linux?

[Ramkumar Iyer <ramkumar.iyer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Also you can check out SIGIO

Shridhar Daithankar wrote:

> Hello
>
> These is a version of getch in svgalib. I think it's called as vga_getch();
> supposed to read from keyboard directly. However the library need be setuid root
> so it's a potential security risk...
>
> Shridhar
>
> ambarish pathak wrote:
>
> > Anand D Sankruthi wrote:
> > > can anyone tell me a function in linux which works similar to getch() in
> > > dos, i.e., it should take in one character at a time, without waiting for a
> > > ENTER.
> >
> > hav u tried "getc" from <stdio.h>! i vaguely remember a warning which
> > said "it may b a macro which evaluates the file stream twice". do chek
> > out "info getc".
> >
> > > i found one in <curses.h>, but am not able to figure out how to use it??
> >
> > u dint give its name?
>
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