# \#io-protocol **URL:** https://erlangforums.com/tag/io-protocol/894.md [Latest](https://erlangforums.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://erlangforums.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://erlangforums.com/tags.md) --- ## [Entering raw mode temporarily while in the shell for a TUI](https://erlangforums.com/t/entering-raw-mode-temporarily-while-in-the-shell-for-a-tui/5120)
**Author:** [@fhunleth](https://erlangforums.com/u/fhunleth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 9:02am UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/entering-raw-mode-temporarily-while-in-the-shell-for-a-tui/5120 "2025-10-06T09:02:57Z")
I’ve been trying out the Tic-tac-toe demo at Creating a terminal application — stdlib v7.1 and it works pretty well. What I’m wondering is if it is possible to be in the shell (in cooked mode) and temporarily switch to r…