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1. How to read input from stdin    cboard.cprogramming.com

2. send signal every time input comes in on stdin    cboard.cprogramming.com

3. Checking stdin for input    cboard.cprogramming.com

You could use isatty It requires a file-descriptor, and to make sure you are not relying on implementation of stdin, you should use fileno(stdin) to get the file-descriptor for stdin. Obviously, if stdin is the tty (keyboard input, essentially), then it isatty() will return non-zero. If it's a file, pipe or some such, then it will return zero.

4. Reading Input From stdin    cboard.cprogramming.com

Recently I need a way to read a line from stdin, but it was quite important that I read the entire line (as some of the inputs were quite large). So I decided to have a go at writing a function, that reads, character by character input from stdin until it reaches either EOF or '\n'. It would then add the ...

5. Nonblocking stdin input?    forums.devshed.com

I'm trying to do a nonblocking read (or scanf, fgets, etc.) from stdin using cygwin running in Windows XP. I've been told here that I cannot do select on stdin in Windows (which is a shame, as that would really fix my problems). Is there a definitive solution for doing a nonblocking read of a '\n' terminated string from stdin? Thanks, ...

6. Check for input on stdin?    tek-tips.com

I wish to write a 'virtual tapedrive' for use on my Linux system (gcc 3.2.2). The code will be your basic I/O filter (with enhancements of course). If I call it 'vtape', here is how I imagine using it:Backup: tar -c /home | vtapeRestore: vtape | tar -xWithin vtape.c, can I tell which mode the program has ...