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Old 08-25-2007
Timed read command
Hi guys,

I love unix....but i also hate it Smilie

I want to write a script that will pause in the middle ask for user input, but if no input is given i want the script to continue anyway.

Say ask a question and give 1 min to answer and if no answer at all the script continues.
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Old 08-25-2007
Hi.

If you are using bash, then an option of interest for you is:
Code:
read -t 10 ... (other arguments)

for a 10-second limit. See man bash for details on the read statement.

Other shells may require separate functions to accomplish that task ... cheers, drl
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Old 08-26-2007
Thanks Smilie

this is what i came up with in the ned, works like a dream.

answer="No";read -p "Do you want to exit? Answer y to exit. " -t 30 answer;echo " Your answer is $answer";
if [ "$answer" = "y" ];then
echo "you have chosen to exit."
break
else
echo ""
 
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