Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 13:46:30 -0600 (CST) From: Don Read <dread@texas.net> To: Dan Larsson <dl@tyfon.net> Cc: "[FreeBSD-Questions-List] (E-post)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: press any key to continue in sh Message-ID: <XFMail.991220134630.dread@texas.net> In-Reply-To: <01BF4B21.FD8A5A90.dl@tyfon.net>
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On 20-Dec-99 Dan Larsson wrote: > How do I best produce a 'press any key to continue' prompt in sh? > A "any key" will require some bit-twiddle in the ioctl ... but if your "any key" happens to be the carriage return then : boom.dread$ read -p "Press <CR> to continue:" dummy Press <CR> to continue: boom.dread$ Regards, -- Don Read dread@calcasieu.com EDP Manager dread@texas.net Calcasieu Lumber Co. Austin TX -- No Coffee No Peace To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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