2 files changed, 50 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/terminal.h b/include/terminal.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf3eafb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/terminal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef __TERMINAL_H__
+#define __TERMINAL_H__
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+extern FILE *input;
+extern struct termios initial_settings, new_settings;
+
+void openterm(void);
+void clearterm(void);
+void initterm(void);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/lib/terminal.c b/lib/terminal.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58e6851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/terminal.c
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "config.h"
+#include "exceptions.h"
+
+FILE *input;
+struct termios initial_settings, new_settings;
+
+void initterm(void)
+{
+    tcgetattr(fileno(input), &initial_settings);
+    new_settings = initial_settings;
+    new_settings.c_lflag &= ~ICANON;
+    new_settings.c_lflag &= ~ECHO;
+    new_settings.c_cc[VMIN] = 1;
+    new_settings.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
+    new_settings.c_lflag &= ~ISIG;
+
+    if (tcsetattr(fileno(input), TCSANOW, &new_settings) != 0) {
+	exception(2, _("could not set terminal attributes"));
+    }
+
+}
+
+void clearterm(void)
+{
+    tcsetattr(fileno(input), TCSANOW, &initial_settings);
+}
+
+void openterm(void)
+{
+    if (!(input = fopen("/dev/tty", "r"))) {
+	exception(2, _("could not open terminal"));
+    }
+}