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#!/bin/bash
# arrow-detect.sh: Detects the arrow keys, and a few more.
# Thank you, Sandro Magi, for showing me how.
# --------------------------------------------
# Character codes generated by the keypresses.
arrowup='\[A'
arrowdown='\[B'
arrowrt='\[C'
arrowleft='\[D'
insert='\[2'
delete='\[3'
# --------------------------------------------
SUCCESS=0
OTHER=65
echo -n "Press a key... "
# May need to also press ENTER if a key not listed above pressed.
read -n3 key # Read 3 characters.
echo -n "$key" | grep "$arrowup" #Check if character code detected.
if [ "$?" -eq $SUCCESS ]
then
echo "Up-arrow key pressed."
exit $SUCCESS
fi
echo -n "$key" | grep "$arrowdown"
if [ "$?" -eq $SUCCESS ]
then
echo "Down-arrow key pressed."
exit $SUCCESS
fi
echo -n "$key" | grep "$arrowrt"
if [ "$?" -eq $SUCCESS ]
then
echo "Right-arrow key pressed."
exit $SUCCESS
fi
echo -n "$key" | grep "$arrowleft"
if [ "$?" -eq $SUCCESS ]
then
echo "Left-arrow key pressed."
exit $SUCCESS
fi
echo -n "$key" | grep "$insert"
if [ "$?" -eq $SUCCESS ]
then
echo "\"Insert\" key pressed."
exit $SUCCESS
fi
echo -n "$key" | grep "$delete"
if [ "$?" -eq $SUCCESS ]
then
echo "\"Delete\" key pressed."
exit $SUCCESS
fi
echo " Some other key pressed."
exit $OTHER
# ========================================= #
# Mark Alexander came up with a simplified
#+ version of the above script (Thank you!).
# It eliminates the need for grep.
#!/bin/bash
uparrow=$'\x1b[A'
downarrow=$'\x1b[B'
leftarrow=$'\x1b[D'
rightarrow=$'\x1b[C'
read -s -n3 -p "Hit an arrow key: " x
case "$x" in
$uparrow)
echo "You pressed up-arrow"
;;
$downarrow)
echo "You pressed down-arrow"
;;
$leftarrow)
echo "You pressed left-arrow"
;;
$rightarrow)
echo "You pressed right-arrow"
;;
esac
exit $?
# ========================================= #
# Antonio Macchi has a simpler alternative.
#!/bin/bash
while true
do
read -sn1 a
test "$a" == `echo -en "\e"` || continue
read -sn1 a
test "$a" == "[" || continue
read -sn1 a
case "$a" in
A) echo "up";;
B) echo "down";;
C) echo "right";;
D) echo "left";;
esac
done
# ========================================= #
# Exercise:
# --------
# 1) Add detection of the "Home," "End," "PgUp," and "PgDn" keys.
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