How to catch ENTER key inside the shell script?

plaban.rout · #1 (**permalink**) 01-05-2009

Hi,

I have a script in which i have to ask user to press the ENTER key to proceed further. can you please help me how can i achive this in my scripting?

echo "All the executables builded Successfully "
echo " Press Enter to Go Back to the Main Menu"
read key
if [ $key == 13 ]
then
main_menu_selector
fi

Thanks in Advance.....
Plaban

methyl · #2 (**permalink**) 01-05-2009

You don't need to test at all. Anything ending in an enter will satisfy the "read". Just in case "key" is used in "main_menu_selector" you may wish to use a different name for the variable.

echo "All the executables builded Successfully "
echo " Press Enter to Go Back to the Main Menu"
read junk
main_menu_selector

plaban.rout · #3 (**permalink**) 01-06-2009

Thanks a lot for ur useful reply.......

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