To allow them to continue after hitting any key, I usually create a function (I usually call it readOne, after the function I stole the idea from ):
The call it later from the script:
I got this from one of my instructors years ago and I use it constantly:
echo "Press any key to continue\c"
oldstty=$(stty -g)
stty -icanon -echo min 1 time 0
dd bs=1 count=1 2>/dev/null
stty "$oldstty" (0 Replies)
hello, everyone. I was wondering if anyone could help me out and tell me how to set up the isdigit() (or another way) to ake sure that the input are all digits and not chars. Also, the way my program is set now you need to rerun it in order to renter the data. Is there any way that i can get it to... (1 Reply)
Did not use 'wait' yet.
How I understand by now the wait works only for child processes, started background.
Is there any other way to watch completion of any, not related process (at least, a process, owned by the same user?)
I need to start a background process, witch will be waiting... (2 Replies)
My first post.
I need a simple way to log user activity to a unique file for each user and also if any user su's to root, I would like to capture that activity and have it in the unique file for that user. (1 Reply)
So I have a weird question for my unix shell script. I wrote a shell script that does several things, but one of the things it does is call an executable. The executable then proceeds to start asking me questions, which it won't proceed until an input is entered. The answer to the questions is... (4 Replies)
Hi,
echo "Enter file name of input file list along with absolute path : "
read inputFileList
if
then
for string in `cat inputFileList`
do
echo $string
done
else
echo " file does not exist"
fi
From the above code, if the user enters a invalid file... (1 Reply)
i have a script which takes input from user, if user gives either Y/y then it should continue, else it should quit by displaying user cancelled.
#!/bin/sh
echo " Enter your choice to continue y/Y OR n/N to quit "
read A
if
then
echo " user requested to continue "
##some commands... (7 Replies)
I am trying to allow a user to enter in text and then store that text in a variable $gene to run in an awk command in which those values are used to run some calculations. I am getting syntax errors however, when I try. Thank you :).
The awk runs great if it is a pre-defined file that is used,... (7 Replies)
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stty
stty(2) System Calls Manual stty(2)NAME
stty(), gtty() - control terminal device (Bell Version 6 compatibility)
SYNOPSIS
Remarks
These system calls are preserved for backward compatibility with Bell Version 6. They provide as close an approximation as possible to the
old Version 6 functions. All new code should use the and calls described in termio(7).
DESCRIPTION
For certain status settings and status inquiries about terminal devices, the functions and are equivalent to
and
respectively (see ioctl(2) and termio(7).
RETURN VALUE
and return the following values:
Successful completion.
Failure.
is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
If or fails, is set to one of the following values:
[EBADF] is not a valid file descriptor.
[EFAULT] points to an invalid address.
WARNINGS
Obsolescent Interfaces
and are to be obsoleted at a future date.
SEE ALSO stty(1), exec(2), ioctl(2), sttyV6(7), termio(7), tty(7).
TO BE OBSOLETED stty(2)