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Re: reading char without waiting for \n
On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Erez Doron wrote:
> HI
>
> I've used getchar() ( which is a macro for getc(stdin) ) to read a char
> from the keyboard, but it did not return after a key was pressed.
> the function returned only after i pressed <enter>
>
> how do i make it return after a key is pressed ?
Change your tty to char mode. (the default is always line mode.)
You can do it with stty or direct tty fcntl/ioctl (don't remember which).
>
> Regards
> Erez.
>