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INPUT How can I take keystrokes from the keyboard? Using the stdin? Reading the keyboard device directly?

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How can I take keystrokes from the keyboard? Using the stdin? Reading the keyboard device directly?

    linux headless host
    +-------------------------------------------+
    |                                           |
    |                                           +--------> Digital inputs
    |   +--------------+                        <--------- Digital outputs
    |   | graphic card |                        |
    +---+------+-------+--------------------^---+
               |                            |
               | HDMI / VGA                 | USB
+--------------v---------------+    +-------+--------+
| Please contact the operator. |    |                |
+------------------------------+    +----------------+
      screen (TTY console?)              keyboard

    linux server host (no desktop env)
    +-------------------------------------------+
    |                                           |
    |                                           +--------> Digital inputs
    |   +--------------+                        <--------- Digital outputs
    |   | graphic card |                        |
    +---+------+-------+--------------------^---+
               |                            |
               | HDMI / VGA                 | USB
+--------------v---------------+    +-------+--------+
| Please contact the operator. |    |                |
+------------------------------+    +----------------+
      screen (TTY console?)              keyboard

• equipped with a linux server OS (no desktop)
• running just a SINGLE application process (/ a single non-root user)
• attached to an high resolution screen
• attached with a keyboard

• equipped with a linux server OS (no desktop)
• running just a SINGLE application process (a single non-root user)
• attached to an high resolution screen
• attached with a keyboard