Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 14:49:41 +0300 (IDT)
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On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Klaus Reinhardt wrote:

> Is it possible to check f.i. kbhit in a pipe?

No.  `kbhit' issues a BIOS call, so it doesn't know about files.

If you want a function that works on the keyboard and files alike, use
`select'.