#!/bin/bash
# Author: Sigurd Solaas, 20 Apr 2011
# Used in ABS Guide with permission.
# Requires version 4.2+ of Bash.

key="no value yet"
while true; do
  clear
  echo "Bash Extra Keys Demo. Keys to try:"
  echo
  echo "* Insert, Delete, Home, End, Page_Up and Page_Down"
  echo "* The four arrow keys"
  echo "* Tab, enter, escape, and space key"
  echo "* The letter and number keys, etc."
  echo
  echo "    d = show date/time"
  echo "    q = quit"
  echo "================================"
  echo

 # Convert the separate home-key to home-key_num_7:
 if [ "$key" = $'\x1b\x4f\x48' ]; then
  key=$'\x1b\x5b\x31\x7e'
  #   Quoted string-expansion construct. 
 fi

 # Convert the separate end-key to end-key_num_1.
 if [ "$key" = $'\x1b\x4f\x46' ]; then
  key=$'\x1b\x5b\x34\x7e'
 fi

 case "$key" in
  $'\x1b\x5b\x32\x7e')  # Insert
   echo Insert Key
  ;;
  $'\x1b\x5b\x33\x7e')  # Delete
   echo Delete Key
  ;;
  $'\x1b\x5b\x31\x7e')  # Home_key_num_7
   echo Home Key
  ;;
  $'\x1b\x5b\x34\x7e')  # End_key_num_1
   echo End Key
  ;;
  $'\x1b\x5b\x35\x7e')  # Page_Up
   echo Page_Up
  ;;
  $'\x1b\x5b\x36\x7e')  # Page_Down
   echo Page_Down
  ;;
  $'\x1b\x5b\x41')  # Up_arrow
   echo Up arrow
  ;;
  $'\x1b\x5b\x42')  # Down_arrow
   echo Down arrow
  ;;
  $'\x1b\x5b\x43')  # Right_arrow
   echo Right arrow
  ;;
  $'\x1b\x5b\x44')  # Left_arrow
   echo Left arrow
  ;;
  $'\x09')  # Tab
   echo Tab Key
  ;;
  $'\x0a')  # Enter
   echo Enter Key
  ;;
  $'\x1b')  # Escape
   echo Escape Key
  ;;
  $'\x20')  # Space
   echo Space Key
  ;;
  d)
   date
  ;;
  q)
  echo Time to quit...
  echo
  exit 0
  ;;
  *)
   echo You pressed: \'"$key"\'
  ;;
 esac

 echo
 echo "================================"

 unset K1 K2 K3
 read -s -N1 -p "Press a key: "
 K1="$REPLY"
 read -s -N2 -t 0.001
 K2="$REPLY"
 read -s -N1 -t 0.001
 K3="$REPLY"
 key="$K1$K2$K3"

done

exit $?