how to read key from keyboard without return

[Johan]

Hi,

I want to read a key from the keyboard without pressing the return key. I
try the select call but it only returns when you press enter. How do you
read a key from the keyboard without pressing the return key. I am using
Redhat Linux 9.0

Johan

[osmium]

Johan writes:

I want to read a key from the keyboard without pressing the return key. I
try the select call but it only returns when you press enter. How do you
read a key from the keyboard without pressing the return key. I am using
Redhat Linux 9.0

That's a FAQ.

http://www.lysator.liu.se/c/c-faq/c-16.html#16-1

[Martin Dickopp]

"Johan" <[e-mail]> writes:

I want to read a key from the keyboard without pressing the return key. I
try the select call but it only returns when you press enter. How do you
read a key from the keyboard without pressing the return key. I am using
Redhat Linux 9.0

See the comp.lang.c FAQ, Q19.1.

Martin
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[CBFalconer]

Johan wrote:

I want to read a key from the keyboard without pressing the
return key. I try the select call but it only returns when you
press enter. How do you read a key from the keyboard without
pressing the return key. I am using Redhat Linux 9.0

By reading the faq (2nd reference below).

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