From: Fabio AT Colorado DOT EDU (Fabio Somenzi)
Subject: Extra newline with bash read?
30 May 1997 23:04:41 -0700
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>>>>> "R" == Richardson,Anthony  <ARichard AT stark DOT cc DOT oh DOT us> writes:

 R> My shell scripts that use "read" to get user input aren't working.
 R> Here's a simple example:

 R>  #!/bin/sh echo -n "input a1: " read a1 echo -n "input a2: " read
 R> a2 echo "a1 = " $a1 echo "a2 = " $a2

 R> It doesn't wait for input at "read a2" and a2 doesn't get set.  Is
 R> the "Enter" key being read as a <CR/NL> pair?  Is there a fix?

You may want to try "C-j" instead of "Enter." It's a workaround rather
than a fix.

Fabio

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