diff --git a/tools/atrf-path/gui.c b/tools/atrf-path/gui.c
index 8c4e83b..98a0a09 100644
--- a/tools/atrf-path/gui.c
+++ b/tools/atrf-path/gui.c
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <termios.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <errno.h>
 
 #include "SDL.h"
 #include "SDL_gfxPrimitives.h"
@@ -25,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "at86rf230.h"
 #include "atrf.h"
 #include "misctxrx.h"
+#include "getkey.h"
 
 #include "sweep.h"
 #include "gui.h"
@@ -216,61 +214,6 @@ static void draw_dumps(SDL_Surface *s, int cont_tx)
 }
 
 
-/* ----- Console input ----------------------------------------------------- */
-
-
-static struct termios old_term;
-
-
-static void restore_term(void)
-{
-	if (tcsetattr(0, TCSAFLUSH, &old_term) < 0)
-		perror("tcsetattr");
-}
-
-
-static void raw(void)
-{
-	struct termios term;
-
-	if (tcgetattr(0, &old_term) < 0) {
-		perror("tcgetattr");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-	term = old_term;
-	cfmakeraw(&term);
-	if (tcsetattr(0, TCSAFLUSH, &term) < 0) {
-		perror("tcsetattr");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-	atexit(restore_term);
-	if (fcntl(0, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK) < 0) {
-		perror("fcntl");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-}
-
-
-static char get_key(void)
-{
-	ssize_t got;
-        char ch;
-
-	got = read(0, &ch, 1);
-	if (got == 1)
-		return ch;
-	if (got >= 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "unexpected read() return value %d\n",
-		    (int) got);
-		exit(1);
-	}
-	if (errno == EAGAIN)
-		return 0;
-	perror("read");
-	exit(1);
-}
-
-
 /* --- temporarily, for optimizing --- */
 
 #if 0
@@ -322,7 +265,7 @@ int gui(const struct sweep *sweep, int sweeps)
 	}
 	atexit(SDL_Quit);
 
-	raw();
+	get_key_init();
 
 	surf = SDL_SetVideoMode(XRES, YRES, 0, SDL_SWSURFACE);
 	if (!surf) {
diff --git a/tools/include/getkey.h b/tools/include/getkey.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..069c87b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/include/getkey.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * include/getkey.h - Get single characters from standard input
+ *
+ * Written 2011 by Werner Almesberger
+ * Copyright 2011 Werner Almesberger
+ *
+ * This program 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; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#ifndef GETKEY_H
+#define	GETKEY_H
+
+void get_key_init(void);
+char get_key(void);
+
+#endif /* !GETKEY_H */
diff --git a/tools/lib/Makefile b/tools/lib/Makefile
index 1433067..14f6719 100644
--- a/tools/lib/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ OBJS_host = atusb.o atusb-spi.o atusb-common.o usbopen.o
 OBJS_ben_jlime = atben.o
 OBJS_ben_openwrt = atben.o
 
-OBJS = atrf.o atnet.o misctxrx.o cwtest.o netio.o daemon.o timeout.o \
+OBJS = atrf.o atnet.o misctxrx.o cwtest.o netio.o daemon.o timeout.o getkey.o \
        $(OBJS_$(TARGET))
 
 .PHONY:		all clean spotless
diff --git a/tools/lib/getkey.c b/tools/lib/getkey.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17d9284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lib/getkey.c
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * lib/getkey.c - Get single characters from standard input
+ *
+ * Written 2011 by Werner Almesberger
+ * Copyright 2011 Werner Almesberger
+ *
+ * This program 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; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+
+
+static struct termios old_term;
+
+
+static void restore_term(void)
+{
+	if (tcsetattr(0, TCSAFLUSH, &old_term) < 0)
+		perror("tcsetattr");
+}
+
+
+void get_key_init(void)
+{
+	static int initialized = 0;
+	struct termios term;
+
+	if (initialized)
+		return;
+	initialized = 1;
+
+	if (tcgetattr(0, &old_term) < 0) {
+		perror("tcgetattr");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	term = old_term;
+	cfmakeraw(&term);
+	if (tcsetattr(0, TCSAFLUSH, &term) < 0) {
+		perror("tcsetattr");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	atexit(restore_term);
+	if (fcntl(0, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK) < 0) {
+		perror("fcntl");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+}
+
+
+char get_key(void)
+{
+	ssize_t got;
+        char ch;
+
+	get_key_init();
+	got = read(0, &ch, 1);
+	if (got == 1)
+		return ch;
+	if (got >= 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "unexpected read() return value %d\n",
+		    (int) got);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	if (errno == EAGAIN)
+		return 0;
+	perror("read");
+	exit(1);
+}