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Create yourself getch in linux using <termios.h> and <stdio.h>
#include <termios.h>
#include <stdio.h>
static struct termios old, new;
/* Initialize new terminal i/o settings */
void initTermios(int echo)
{
tcgetattr(0, &old); /* grab old terminal i/o settings */
new = old; /* make new settings same as old settings */
new.c_lflag &= ~ICANON; /* disable buffered i/o */
new.c_lflag &= echo ? ECHO : ~ECHO; /* set echo mode */
tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &new); /* use these new terminal i/o settings now */
}
/* Restore old terminal i/o settings */
void resetTermios(void)
{
tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &old);
}
/* Read 1 character - echo defines echo mode */
char getch_(int echo)
{
char ch;
initTermios(echo);
ch = getchar();
resetTermios();
return ch;
}
/* Read 1 character without echo */
char getch(void)
{
return getch_(0);
}
/* Read 1 character with echo */
char getche(void)
{
return getch_(1);
}
/* Let's test it out */
int main(void) {
char c;
printf("(getche example) please type a letter: ");
c = getche();
printf("\nYou typed: %c\n", c);
printf("(getch example) please type a letter...");
c = getch();
printf("\nYou typed: %c\n", c);
return 0;
}
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