To add, you can read the kb events even in a command line program. Using GUI APIs works fine in terminal programs if the GUI is running. Works even remotely in

To add, you can read the kb events even in a command line program. Using GUI APIs works fine in terminal programs if the GUI is running. Works even remotely in a GUI that support network transparency, like X does. Eg like this: https://stackoverflow.com/a/4037579 https://stackoverflow.com/a/4037579