#!/bin/bash
# arrow-detect.sh: Detects the arrow keys, and a few more.
# Thank you, Sandro Magi, for showing me how.

# --------------------------------------------
# Character codes generated by the keypresses.
arrowup='\[A'
arrowdown='\[B'
arrowrt='\[C'
arrowleft='\[D'
insert='\[2'
delete='\[3'
# --------------------------------------------

SUCCESS=0
OTHER=65

echo -n "Press a key...  "
# May need to also press ENTER if a key not listed above pressed.
read -n3 key                      # Read 3 characters.

echo -n "$key" | grep "$arrowup"  #Check if character code detected.
if [ "$?" -eq $SUCCESS ]
then
  echo "Up-arrow key pressed."
  exit $SUCCESS
fi

echo -n "$key" | grep "$arrowdown"
if [ "$?" -eq $SUCCESS ]
then
  echo "Down-arrow key pressed."
  exit $SUCCESS
fi

echo -n "$key" | grep "$arrowrt"
if [ "$?" -eq $SUCCESS ]
then
  echo "Right-arrow key pressed."
  exit $SUCCESS
fi

echo -n "$key" | grep "$arrowleft"
if [ "$?" -eq $SUCCESS ]
then
  echo "Left-arrow key pressed."
  exit $SUCCESS
fi

echo -n "$key" | grep "$insert"
if [ "$?" -eq $SUCCESS ]
then
  echo "\"Insert\" key pressed."
  exit $SUCCESS
fi

echo -n "$key" | grep "$delete"
if [ "$?" -eq $SUCCESS ]
then
  echo "\"Delete\" key pressed."
  exit $SUCCESS
fi


echo " Some other key pressed."

exit $OTHER

# ========================================= #

#  Mark Alexander came up with a simplified
#+ version of the above script (Thank you!).
#  It eliminates the need for grep.

#!/bin/bash

  uparrow=$'\x1b[A'
  downarrow=$'\x1b[B'
  leftarrow=$'\x1b[D'
  rightarrow=$'\x1b[C'

  read -s -n3 -p "Hit an arrow key: " x

  case "$x" in
  $uparrow)
     echo "You pressed up-arrow"
     ;;
  $downarrow)
     echo "You pressed down-arrow"
     ;;
  $leftarrow)
     echo "You pressed left-arrow"
     ;;
  $rightarrow)
     echo "You pressed right-arrow"
     ;;
  esac

exit $?

# ========================================= #

# Antonio Macchi has a simpler alternative.

#!/bin/bash

while true
do
  read -sn1 a
  test "$a" == `echo -en "\e"` || continue
  read -sn1 a
  test "$a" == "[" || continue
  read -sn1 a
  case "$a" in
    A)  echo "up";;
    B)  echo "down";;
    C)  echo "right";;
    D)  echo "left";;
  esac
done

# ========================================= #

#  Exercise:
#  --------
#  1) Add detection of the "Home," "End," "PgUp," and "PgDn" keys.