在Linux(和其他类unix系统)上，这可以通过以下方式完成:

#include <unistd.h>
#include <termios.h>

char getch() {
        char buf = 0;
        struct termios old = {0};
        if (tcgetattr(0, &old) < 0)
                perror("tcsetattr()");
        old.c_lflag &= ~ICANON;
        old.c_lflag &= ~ECHO;
        old.c_cc[VMIN] = 1;
        old.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
        if (tcsetattr(0, TCSANOW, &old) < 0)
                perror("tcsetattr ICANON");
        if (read(0, &buf, 1) < 0)
                perror ("read()");
        old.c_lflag |= ICANON;
        old.c_lflag |= ECHO;
        if (tcsetattr(0, TCSADRAIN, &old) < 0)
                perror ("tcsetattr ~ICANON");
        return (buf);
}

基本上你必须关闭规范模式(和回声模式来抑制回声)。

假设是Windows，看一下ReadConsoleInput函数。

在WINDOWS上我这样做:

#include <Windows.h>
int main()
{
    system("PAUSE>NUL");
    if (GetKeyState(0x41/*(the 'A' key, choosen e.g.)*/) & (0xff80/*That stands for "Default state / Key Down"*/)) {
        //whatever I want to do after 'A' is pressed
    }
}

这里可以找到一个键的列表，每个键都有自己的十六进制值: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/virtual-key-codes

这在纯c++中以可移植的方式是不可能的，因为它太依赖于可能与stdin连接的终端(它们通常是行缓冲的)。不过，你可以使用一个库来实现:

conio available with Windows compilers. Use the _getch() function to give you a character without waiting for the Enter key. I'm not a frequent Windows developer, but I've seen my classmates just include <conio.h> and use it. See conio.h at Wikipedia. It lists getch(), which is declared deprecated in Visual C++. curses available for Linux. Compatible curses implementations are available for Windows too. It has also a getch() function. (try man getch to view its manpage). See Curses at Wikipedia.

如果你的目标是跨平台兼容性，我建议你使用curses。也就是说，我相信有一些函数可以用来关闭行缓冲(我相信这被称为“原始模式”，而不是“熟模式”-看看man stty)。如果我没记错的话，诅咒可以方便地帮你解决这个问题。

下面是一个不向系统提供外壳的版本(在macOS 10.14上编写和测试)

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

char* getStr( char* buffer , int maxRead ) {
  int  numRead  = 0;
  char ch;

  struct termios old = {0};
  struct termios new = {0};
  if( tcgetattr( 0 , &old ) < 0 )        perror( "tcgetattr() old settings" );
  if( tcgetattr( 0 , &new ) < 0 )        perror( "tcgetaart() new settings" );
  cfmakeraw( &new );
  if( tcsetattr( 0 , TCSADRAIN , &new ) < 0 ) perror( "tcssetattr makeraw new" );

  for( int i = 0 ; i < maxRead ; i++)  {
    ch = getchar();
    switch( ch )  {
      case EOF: 
      case '\n':
      case '\r':
        goto exit_getStr;
        break;

      default:
        printf( "%1c" , ch );
        buffer[ numRead++ ] = ch;
        if( numRead >= maxRead )  {
          goto exit_getStr;
        }
        break;
    }
  }

exit_getStr:
  if( tcsetattr( 0 , TCSADRAIN , &old) < 0)   perror ("tcsetattr reset to old" );
  printf( "\n" );   
  return buffer;
}


int main( void ) 
{
  const int maxChars = 20;
  char      stringBuffer[ maxChars+1 ];
  memset(   stringBuffer , 0 , maxChars+1 ); // initialize to 0

  printf( "enter a string: ");
  getStr( stringBuffer , maxChars );
  printf( "you entered: [%s]\n" , stringBuffer );
}

我总是想要一个循环读取我的输入而不按返回键。 这对我很管用。

#include<stdio.h>
 main()
 {
   char ch;
    system("stty raw");//seting the terminal in raw mode
    while(1)
     {
     ch=getchar();
      if(ch=='~'){          //terminate or come out of raw mode on "~" pressed
      system("stty cooked");
     //while(1);//you may still run the code 
     exit(0); //or terminate
     }
       printf("you pressed %c\n ",ch);  //write rest code here
      }

    }