A simpler portable way to do the same thing is:
It should work with any version of bash, ksh, or any other POSIX conforming shell.
The only portable option to the read utility is -r.
Note that I used printf instead of echo because the way you specify printing a prompt without a newline using echo varies from system to system.
Hi,
The gcc compiler has warned about using gets(), so I've been trying my hand at getline.
Problem is that I've been able to read from a file, but what I really need is to read from a user's input.
I want to use getline like a scanf() command, but I can't figure what to substitute for the fp... (6 Replies)
Hiii
I wanna a read a line of text from standard input. The user enter data like this way
name phone_no month1_salary month2_salary
that is user enter the name ,phone no and salary of 2 months in a single line by giving spaces. I wanna add the 3rd and 4th fields ...ie add both... (4 Replies)
Hi all, I currently have a script which uses read -p for user interaction. e.g.
read -p "New user? " user
Is it possible to have it so if the user enters nothing and just presses return it can resort to a specified value instead?
Thanks! :) (5 Replies)
I am trying to script simply data transfer. I would like to have the user input the source "SRC" (/Volumes/DriveName/Users/johnq123) and then name the directory that the copied information will go to, "DST" . put I can't get it to work -
#!/bin/bash
... (8 Replies)
I need to write a bourne shell script (solaris 10) that accepts input from the user. The input will be a command- any command like ls/ pwd/ mv etc. After the input is read, the shell must execute the command supplied by the user.
I know we use read to play with user inputs. Just not sure how to... (2 Replies)
I am starting to learn how to use bash and I would like the script to do the following:
Asks the user for his/her name
Asks the user for one number
Asks the user for another number
Then it adds the two numbers,
Also multiply the two numbers
I have the part where you get the name, and I... (3 Replies)
Hi
I am new to writing script and want to use a Bash Piped while-read and read from user input.
if something happens on server.log then do while loop or if something happend on user input then do while loop.
Pseudocode something like:
tail -n 3 -f server.log | while read serverline || read... (8 Replies)
I am creating a bash that uses perl . The below code closes before the input is entered. If I run the perl as a .pl it is fine. What am I doing wrong? Thank you :).
#!/bin/bash
cd 'C:\Users\cmccabe\Desktop\wget'
wget -O getCSV.txt http://xxx.xx.xxx.xxx/data/getCSV.csv
print... (4 Replies)
I'm having an issue with bash read input when using a case statement.
The script halts and doesn't read the input on the first loop. if I hit enter then the scripts starts to respond as expected. Need some help here.
defaultans=8hrs
read -e -i $defaultans -p "${bldwht}How long would you like... (5 Replies)
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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)