diff --git a/get_key/build.sh b/get_key/build.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+g++ `sdl-config --cflags --libs` main.cpp
diff --git a/get_key/main.cpp b/get_key/main.cpp
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+#include<iostream>
+#include<SDL.h>
+
+const int WIDTH = 640;	
+const int HEIGHT = 480;
+const int BPP = 4;
+const int DEPTH = 32;
+
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+	SDL_WM_SetCaption("Press any key. . .", NULL);
+	SDL_Surface *screen;
+	SDL_Event event;
+	
+	// open any joysticks
+	for(int i = 0; i < SDL_NumJoysticks(); i++)
+		SDL_JoystickOpen(i);
+
+	if (!(screen = SDL_SetVideoMode(WIDTH, HEIGHT, DEPTH, SDL_SWSURFACE)))
+    {
+        SDL_Quit();
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+	 while(1) 
+     {
+         while(SDL_PollEvent(&event)) 
+         {      
+              switch (event.type) 
+              {
+                    case SDL_QUIT:
+                        return 0;
+	                case SDL_KEYDOWN:
+                        cout << "BUTTC_KEYBOARD" << endl;
+                        cout << 0 << endl;
+                        cout << event.key.keysym.sym << endl;
+                        return 1;
+                    case SDL_JOYBUTTONDOWN:
+                        cout << "BUTTC_JOYSTICK" << endl;
+                        cout << event.jbutton.which << endl;
+                        cout << event.jbutton.button << endl; 
+                        return 1;
+                    case SDL_JOYHATMOTION:
+                        if(event.jhat.value != SDL_HAT_CENTERED) {
+                            cout << "BUTTC_JOYSTICK" << endl;
+                            cout << event.jhat.which << endl;
+                            cout <<  (0x2000 | ((event.jhat.hat & 0x1F) << 8) |
+                                                 event.jhat.value) << endl;
+                            return 1;
+                        }
+                        break;
+/*                    case SDL_JOYAXISMOTION: 
+                        if(LastAx[event.jaxis.which][event.jaxis.axis] == 0x100000) {
+                            if(abs(event.jaxis.value) < 1000) {
+                                LastAx[event.jaxis.which][event.jaxis.axis] = event.jaxis.value;
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            if(abs(LastAx[event.jaxis.which][event.jaxis.axis] - event.jaxis.value) >= 8192)  {
+                                bc->ButtType[wb]  = BUTTC_JOYSTICK;
+                                bc->DeviceNum[wb] = event.jaxis.which;
+                                bc->ButtonNum[wb] = (0x8000 | event.jaxis.axis |
+                                                     ((event.jaxis.value < 0)
+                                                      ? 0x4000 : 0));
+                                return(1);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        break;
+                                case SDL_KEYDOWN:
+                        keypress = 1;
+                        cout << (int)event.key.keysym.sym;
+                        break;
+                    case SDL_JOYAXISMOTION:
+                        if ( (event.jaxis.value < -3200 ) | | (event.jaxis.value > 3200) )
+                        {
+                            if (event.jaxis == 0)
+                            {
+*/                                    
+                  
+                      
+             }
+        }
+    }   
+    return 0;
+}
+