Using C, how can I read a single character as input without pressing the Enter key?

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Using C, how can I read a single character as input without pressing the Enter key?

In C, the curses (cursor control for C) package has a command called cbreak, which puts the terminal in single character mode. Thus, the getchar command will not wait for the end of a line (Enter) to read input.

For information on how to use cbreak and other curses commands, at the Unix prompt, enter man curses or man cbreak .

When using curses, you must include <curses.h>, and link by entering:

cc myfile.c -lcurses

At Indiana University, for personal or departmental Linux or Unix systems support, see At IU, how do I get support for Linux or Unix?

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