package main import ( "fmt" "os" "time" ) var check bool = false var choice string // func printText(s string) { // for i := 0; i < 10; i++ { // time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 50) // fmt.Println(s) // } // } func bgChecker() { for { if check == true { fmt.Println("WOOOOOOOOOOOO") os.Exit(0) } time.Sleep(time.Second) } } func main() { go bgChecker() for { fmt.Printf("Would you like to set the check to true? [y/n] ") fmt.Scanln(&choice) if choice == "y" { check = true } else { fmt.Println("Too bad") } } }