Getting user input - Shell Programming and Scripting

stevefox · #1 (**permalink**) 02-15-2007

I am trying to create a shell (ksh) which has two "read" commands, one which reads a line from a file and another which is inside a loop that reads user input from a keyboard. However, the "read" command inside the loop uses the input from the file and it does not get the user input from keyboard.

Code:

$ more readtest.ksh
#!/bin/ksh

echo "AAA\nBBB\nCCC" > file

while read line
do

     echo "Enter word:"
     read word
     echo "$line $word"

done < file

Could someone please tell me how to fix the shell above to get user input from keyboard?

Any help will be appreciated.

Steve

matrixmadhan · #2 (**permalink**) 02-15-2007

Code:

read word < /dev/tty

anbu23 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-15-2007

Code:

#!/bin/ksh

echo "AAA\nBBB\nCCC" > file

while read line
do

     echo "Enter word:"
     read word <&1
     echo "$line $word"

done < file

stevefox · #4 (**permalink**) 02-15-2007

Thanks anbu23 and matrixmadhan!

It worked!

Cheers
Steve

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