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  1. 02-07-2013 #1
    tinaelizabeth84
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    Tab press in shell script

    Hi ,

    I need a shell script program to detect if a tab key is pressed.
    I used read to read -n1 to read a character but how do i check if it is a tab?
    Thanks in advance

    Regards,
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  2. 02-08-2013 #2
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    Hello and welcome!

    I have moved your post to the Programming/Scripting forum, where it will hopefully get more helpful eyes on it.
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    Take a look at the clever example of how to do that in Bash here. Scroll down to the example labeled Example 5-3. Detecting key-presses. Give it a whirl and post back here if you can't get something scripted to work for you.
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  4. 02-08-2013 #4
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    Thank you soo much!!That link was so useful
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