02-05-2020
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Originally Posted by
RudiC
Well, I don't think parameter expansion does affect scrolling of the screen.
I mean that it makes for a shorter script.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
RudiC
No, it doesn't. In my terminal emulator, it asks and stays on the very last line, even when reading / getting the <Return> /<Enter> key. But, as we learned, emulators may behave differently.
Interesting. I thought the newline was unavoidable because it takes the Enter key to terminate the read call.
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