If you get stuck with a tool lacking such an option, you can run it under "script" to trick it. I recall other programs to do similar using a pseudo-TTY but I

If you get stuck with a tool lacking such an option, you can run it under "script" to trick it. I recall other programs to do similar using a pseudo-TTY but I can't recall their names now (and with a name like "script" it was a miracle I got that one).