$ cat Script1
read a
read b
read c
read d
echo "a is $a"
echo "b is $b"
echo "c is $c"
echo "d is $d"
$ printf "John\nDoe\nDrury Lane\nNothing" | ./Script1
a is John
b is Doe
c is Drury Lane
d is Nothing
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)
I need a script to halt at the end and wait for the user to hit a key...could be any ket or enter. I know it can be done but I am just starting out.. Thanks (9 Replies)
Hi,
I want to send input to promt from shell script, this thing is possible.
I give the one command
`/usr/share/ssl/misc/CA -newreq`
it needs some user input like password etc., but i need this input also from shell script but it does not works.
`/usr/share/ssl/misc/CA -newreq` <<EOF... (2 Replies)
I wrote a program to format data with awk. This file will goto a windows machine and loaded into a windows app. The vendor said adding a line feed would help, but it would work as is. I am already doing a /n, will putting on the /r give the windows person what he wants. Thanks. (5 Replies)
Hi Folks,
I have a perl line that looks like this and it works fine as is, but I need it to expand a bid further.
perl -aF, -ne 'printf "conf zone %2\$s delete host %s,,,$F\n",split/\./,$F,2 if /^hostrecord/ &&/\b10\.8\.(|1)\.\d/' hosts.csv
this code the way it is does this
10.8.3.0... (10 Replies)
HI
i have written a script to ask input from the user.
this script should promote the user for y/n input. if user enters anyother input then y/n
the script promotes him again. this below code is working fine for all the cases.
except for space and enter " if i give space and enter it is... (2 Replies)
I don't know if it's been asked before but seems i gave up seeking.
i have 2 files :
file1.txt
Monday XXXX
Tuesday XXXX
XXXX Wednesday
Thursday XXXX
XXXX is in every lines of file1.txt and i want to replace them with each line in file2.txt:
home
school
cinema
so output file is:
... (19 Replies)
Hi ,
when i am logging to the server i need to give input of specific key like k or l or m etc. and then need to put enter. need to use this in script . please assist. (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: rupesh.bombale
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LEARN ABOUT OSF1
line
line(1) General Commands Manual line(1)NAME
line - Reads one line from standard input
SYNOPSIS
line
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows:
line: XCU5.0
Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.
OPTIONS
None
DESCRIPTION
The line command copies one line, up to and including a newline, from standard input and writes it to standard output. Use this command
within a shell command file to read from your terminal. The line command always writes at least a newline character.
NOTES
The line utility has no internationalization features and is marked LEGACY in XCU Issue 5. Use the read utility instead.
EXIT STATUS
Success. End-of-File.
EXAMPLES
To read a line from the keyboard and append it to a file, enter: echo 'Enter comments for the log:' echo ': c' line >>log
This shell procedure displays the message: Enter comments for the log:
It then reads a line of text from the keyboard and adds it to the end of the file log. The echo ': c' command displays a : (colon)
prompt. See the echo command for information about the c escape sequence.
SEE ALSO
Commands: echo(1), ksh(1), read(1), Bourne shell sh(1b), POSIX shell sh(1p)
Functions: read(2)
Standards: standards(5)line(1)