Version one...
Edit out as resquired...
#!/bin/bash
# An INKEY$ function for bash!
inkey() { char="" ; read -p "" -n1 -s -t1 char ; }
# Similar to BASIC's LET char$=INKEY$
# Do you remember INKEY$ in BASIC programming?
# Example:-
#
# PRINT "Some prompt:- "
# some_label:
# LET char$=INKEY$
# IF char$="<some_character>" THEN <do_something>
# IF char$="" THEN <do_something_else>
# GOTO some_label
# This is just a test piece only...
while true
do
printf "Some prompt:- "
# This is LET char$=INKEY$...
inkey
printf "$char...\n"
if [ "$char" == "q" ]
then
printf "\nQuitting...\n\n"
break
fi
if [ "$char" == "" ]
then
printf "Timeout works OK...\n"
fi
if [ "$char" == "b" ]
then
printf "Barry Walker...\n"
fi
done
Version two...
Edit out as required...
#!/bin/bash
# Another INKEY$ function for bash!
inkey() { char="" ; stty -icanon min 0 time 1 ; char=`dd count=1 2> /dev/null` ; }
# Similar to BASIC's LET char$=INKEY$
# Do you remember INKEY$ in BASIC programming?
# Example:-
#
# PRINT "Some prompt:- "
# some_label:
# LET char$=INKEY$
# IF char$="<some_character>" THEN <do_something>
# IF char$="" THEN <do_something_else>
# GOTO some_label
while true
do
printf "Some prompt:- "
# This is LET char$=INKEY$...
inkey
printf "$char...\n"
if [ "$char" == "q" ]
then
printf "\nQuitting... \n\n"
break
fi
if [ "$char" == "" ]
then
printf "Timeout works OK...\n"
fi
if [ "$char" == "b" ]
then
printf "Barry Walker...\n"
fi
done
Diff to Previous Revision
--- revision 1 2013-03-25 22:09:24
+++ revision 2 2013-03-28 17:51:32
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version one...
+Edit out as resquired...
+
#!/bin/bash
# An INKEY$ function for bash!
@@ -20,10 +23,10 @@
printf "Some prompt:- "
# This is LET char$=INKEY$...
inkey
- printf "Key pressed:- '$char'...\n"
+ printf "$char...\n"
if [ "$char" == "q" ]
then
- printf "Quitting... \n"
+ printf "\nQuitting...\n\n"
break
fi
if [ "$char" == "" ]
@@ -35,3 +38,45 @@
printf "Barry Walker...\n"
fi
done
+
+
+
+Version two...
+Edit out as required...
+
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Another INKEY$ function for bash!
+inkey() { char="" ; stty -icanon min 0 time 1 ; char=`dd count=1 2> /dev/null` ; }
+# Similar to BASIC's LET char$=INKEY$
+
+# Do you remember INKEY$ in BASIC programming?
+# Example:-
+#
+# PRINT "Some prompt:- "
+# some_label:
+# LET char$=INKEY$
+# IF char$="<some_character>" THEN <do_something>
+# IF char$="" THEN <do_something_else>
+# GOTO some_label
+
+while true
+do
+ printf "Some prompt:- "
+ # This is LET char$=INKEY$...
+ inkey
+ printf "$char...\n"
+ if [ "$char" == "q" ]
+ then
+ printf "\nQuitting... \n\n"
+ break
+ fi
+ if [ "$char" == "" ]
+ then
+ printf "Timeout works OK...\n"
+ fi
+ if [ "$char" == "b" ]
+ then
+ printf "Barry Walker...\n"
+ fi
+done
