centos man page for vga_getch

Query: vga_getch

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Section: 3

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vga_getch(3)							Svgalib User Manual						      vga_getch(3)

NAME
vga_getch - wait for a key
SYNOPSIS
#include <vga.h> int vga_getch(void);
DESCRIPTION
waits for a key press just like getchar(3) would. For a non blocking check for a keypress use vga_getkey(3) or use vga_waitevent(3) if you want to wait for several events to occur at once.
SEE ALSO
svgalib(7), vgagl(7), libvga.config(5), vga_getkey(3), vga_setflipchar(3), vga_waitevent(3), getchar(3)
AUTHOR
This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de>. The exact source of the referenced function as well as of the original documentation is unknown. It is very likely that both are at least to some extent are due to Harm Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>. Occasionally this might be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused by the original author and will happily accept any additions or corrections to this first version of the svgalib manual. Svgalib (>;= 1.2.11) 27 July 1997 vga_getch(3)
Related Man Pages
vga_getch(3) - suse
vga_getch(3) - linux
vga_getkey(3) - linux
vga_getch(3) - redhat
vga_getkey(3) - redhat
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