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Old 04-10-2013, 06:22 AM   #1
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Capture "ENTER" keystroke in shell script

how can I Capture "ENTER" keystroke in shell script.
 
Old 04-10-2013, 06:51 AM   #2
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Something like:

Code:
#!/usr/bin/env bash

read -s -n 1 keystroke
if [[ $keystroke == "" ]]; then
    echo "Enter key pressed"
fi
 
Old 04-10-2013, 06:51 AM   #3
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Depending on what you mean, read may be the answer, eg.:
Code:
echo 'Press Return to continue or ^C to abort (^D works too).
read || exit 0
: ... do some stuff
 
  


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