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# 1  
Old 09-17-2010
Bash script to read file location
I'm writing a bash script that reads a file location from a user, and I'm wondering how to get the script to accept tab to auto complete the directories that are input.
# 2  
Old 09-17-2010
Check if your version supports the -e option:

Code:
read -e ...

# 3  
Old 09-17-2010
Thanks..

Another related problem:

I'm querying the user for a file location/name to create a file to log information to... something like /home/username/info.txt

But if the user enters ~/info.txt

the program errors saying the file does not exist?

Is there a way to get the read operation to accept ~?
# 4  
Old 09-17-2010
Tilde expansion happens before parameter and variable expansion, so I suppose you should use something like this:

Code:
#!/bin/bash
 
read -ep'enter filename: '
 
ls -l "${REPLY/~/$HOME}"

# 5  
Old 09-17-2010
So, my code is:

Quote:
#!/usr/local/bin/bash
echo "Test read:"
read -e file
echo -n > $file
And the current output is:

Quote:
Test read:
~/testDir/text
./test: line 4: ~/testDir/text: No such file or directory
How would I resolve this? (testDir does exist)

Also assume that the user will not always enter ~/...

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I've attempted different variations on this to no success..
# 6  
Old 09-17-2010
Try to change this:

Code:
echo -n > $file

to

Code:
echo -n > "${file/#\~/$HOME}"

# 7  
Old 09-17-2010
Interesting..

care to explain how that works?
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