get_pos

[idealcitier]

#include <stdio.h>
#include <termios.h>

int get_pos(int *y, int *x) {

    char buf[30]={0};
    int ret, i, pow;
    char ch;

    *y = 0; *x = 0;

    struct termios term, restore;

    tcgetattr(0, &term);
    tcgetattr(0, &restore);
    term.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON|ECHO);
    tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &term);

    write(1, "\033[6n", 4);

    for( i = 0, ch = 0; ch != 'R'; i++ )
    {
        ret = read(0, &ch, 1);
        if ( !ret ) {
        tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &restore);
        fprintf(stderr, "getpos: error reading response!\n");
        return 1;
        }
        buf[i] = ch;
        // printf("buf[%d]: \t%c \t%d\n", i, ch, ch);
    }

    if (i < 2) {
        tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &restore);
        printf("i < 2\n");
        return(1);
    }

    for( i -= 2, pow = 1; buf[i] != ';'; i--, pow *= 10)
        *x = *x + ( buf[i] - '0' ) * pow;

    for( i-- , pow = 1; buf[i] != '['; i--, pow *= 10)
        *y = *y + ( buf[i] - '0' ) * pow;

    tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &restore);
    return 0;
}

int main() {
    int x = 0, y = 0;
    get_pos(&y, &x);
    printf("x:%d, y:%d\n", x, y);
    return 0;
}

[idealcitier]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50884685/how-to-get-cursor-position-in-c-using-ansi-code

[idealcitier]

https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/programming-9/get-cursor-position-in-c-947833/#post4693254