diff --git a/lib/utils/getch.py b/lib/utils/getch.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+$Id$
+
+This file is part of the sqlmap project, http://sqlmap.sourceforge.net.
+
+sqlmap is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+Software Foundation version 2 of the License.
+
+sqlmap is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+with sqlmap; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
+Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+"""
+
+### Reference: http://code.activestate.com/recipes/134892/
+class _Getch:
+    """
+    Gets a single character from standard input.  Does not echo to
+    the screen.
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        try:
+            self.impl = _GetchWindows()
+        except ImportError:
+            try:
+                self.impl = _GetchMacCarbon()
+            except(AttributeError, ImportError):
+                self.impl = _GetchUnix()
+
+    def __call__(self): return self.impl()
+    
+
+class _GetchUnix:
+    def __init__(self):
+        import tty, sys
+
+    def __call__(self):
+        import sys, tty, termios
+        fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
+        old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
+        try:
+            tty.setraw(sys.stdin.fileno())
+            ch = sys.stdin.read(1)
+        finally:
+            termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings)
+        return ch
+
+
+class _GetchWindows:
+    def __init__(self):
+        import msvcrt
+
+    def __call__(self):
+        import msvcrt
+        return msvcrt.getch()
+
+
+class _GetchMacCarbon:
+    """
+    A function which returns the current ASCII key that is down;
+    if no ASCII key is down, the null string is returned.  The
+    page http://www.mactech.com/macintosh-c/chap02-1.html was
+    very helpful in figuring out how to do this.
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        import Carbon
+        Carbon.Evt #see if it has this (in Unix, it doesn't)
+
+    def __call__(self):
+        import Carbon
+        if Carbon.Evt.EventAvail(0x0008)[0]==0: # 0x0008 is the keyDownMask
+            return ''
+        else:
+            #
+            # The event contains the following info:
+            # (what,msg,when,where,mod)=Carbon.Evt.GetNextEvent(0x0008)[1]
+            #
+            # The message (msg) contains the ASCII char which is
+            # extracted with the 0x000000FF charCodeMask; this
+            # number is converted to an ASCII character with chr() and
+            # returned
+            #
+            (what,msg,when,where,mod)=Carbon.Evt.GetNextEvent(0x0008)[1]
+            return chr(msg & 0x000000FF)
+
+
+getch = _Getch()