Return Key

chapmana · #1 (**permalink**) 11-29-2006

Is it possible to enter data into a read command and automatically enter, for instance

read name
echo "Andy" /r

could this work cos it doesn't seem to be working for me!

matrixmadhan · #2 (**permalink**) 11-29-2006

something like this,

Code:

>read name
hi\\n
>echo $name
hi

>

chapmana · #3 (**permalink**) 11-29-2006

I cant seem to get it working my code is set up like this:

read ans

if [ $ans = X ]

then

echo "Thanks For Using Logit, Goodbye" $fname $lname

exit 1

else
echo "Wrong Commannd Entered"

logit

fi

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