pcli: fix terminal input in pcli threshold #4235
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Describe your changes
When reading input from the terminal in
pcli threshold
commands, circumvent OS-imposed restrictions on line length (required for interactive editing and notably low on MacOS) by dropping into "raw mode", reading the input a byte at a time and manually printing out the read byte to the user, then return to "cooked mode" (yes, that's what it's called) after detecting\n
or\r
.Issue ticket number and link
Closes #4230, which I confirmed through my own testing.
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