I just wrote a “on start up” script for Mac OS X and want it to NOT fire if I hold down a key, e.g. the shift key.
Anyone know how to check if the shift key is down from a bash script?
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I just wrote a “on start up” script for Mac OS X and want it to NOT fire if I hold down a key, e.g. the shift key.
Anyone know how to check if the shift key is down from a bash script?
You need to interface with a Mac-OS-X-specific API that has this “hold down a key” concept. There’s no such thing in bash, nor in related Unix/POSIX APIs. Doubly so with the modifier keys like Shift or Control.