use the read function (http://ss64.com/bash/read.html)
On 19.09.2012 11:51, Jeremy wrote:
I want to be able to read keypress events from a bash script. I know
I can read /dev/input/eventX but it gives me a ton of gibberish. I
just want to be able to read simple keystrokes, all of which will be
numeric. I am trying to use this for a headless remote control
system.
I have tried with evtest which is better than the raw data, but still
will take tons of parsing. I am thinking a keylogger would work, but
I
bet there is a better solution.
Basically I want to wait until a number and a linefeed are entered
and then do a command. No one will be logged in, so it has to be read
from raw input I assume.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Jeremy
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