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Old 04-18-2008
trap signal for enter key

hi ,

What is the trap signal for "ENTER key"?
Sreejith_VK
# 2  
Old 04-18-2008
Are you trying to have the return key break into the program?
# 3  
Old 04-19-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sreejith_VK
What is the trap signal for "ENTER key"?

There isn't one.

What are you trying to do?
# 4  
Old 04-21-2008
yes i am trying to have a return key break into my script.

Last edited by Sreejith_VK; 04-21-2008 at 12:42 AM..
Sreejith_VK
# 5  
Old 04-21-2008
I was actually trying to exit the program after "enter".
I did it by
Quote:
echo "\nPress Enter to continue...\n"
read
exit 1
Sreejith_VK
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