07-23-2009
Question about user input
Hello all,
How can i have a user input that reads like this:
echo -n "Please enter a & b:" 10 20
read a
read b
echo $a
echo $b
10
20
right now i have divided it into two echos, like
echo -n "a: "
echo -n "b: "
But how can i do it on one single line, with a blankspace between values?
/Thanks in advance.
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