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Asked: 2026-05-13T09:33:45+00:00

Using Perl, how do I capture a single character from STDIN without needing the

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Using Perl, how do I capture a single character from STDIN without needing the user to hit enter (similar to C’s getch() function)?

Perl has a getc() function, but according to the perlfunc:

However, it cannot be used by itself to fetch
single characters without waiting for
the user to hit enter.

The perlfunc docs do provides a way to read a single character using getc() but it requires manipulating the terminal settings using stty. The script I’m writing needs to work on Windows (without cygwin, msys, etc.) – so that’s not an option.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You want this module: Term::ReadKey.

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