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Re: [Help-bash] Functions and interactive scripts
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Richard Taubo |
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Re: [Help-bash] Functions and interactive scripts |
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Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:47:41 +0100 |
On 19 Mar 2015, at 11:30, Pierre Gaston <address@hidden> wrote:
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> the most straightforward is to use read -p as it prints the prompt on
> standard error
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> function ask_question() {
> read -p "$1" ans
> printf "Answer: %s\n" "$ans"
> }
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> Using a global variable is not a bad idea either, as it avoids the subshell
> and is faster.
OK, thanks for the input!
Best regards,
Richard Taubo