X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <45E6EAA0.5090603@hima.com> Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:00:48 +0100 From: Sven Severus User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Bash-Scripting: any way to pre-initialize readline's edit buffer with a user-defined string? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Processed: mail.hima.com, Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:00:51 +0100 (not processed: message from valid local sender) X-MDRemoteIP: 192.168.100.10 X-Return-Path: s DOT severus AT hima DOT com X-Envelope-From: s DOT severus AT hima DOT com X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com X-MDAV-Processed: mail.hima.com, Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:00:51 +0100 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Hello, a simple (i hope ;->) question for bash scripting experts: I want to write a script, that interactivly prompts the user for a couple of input items. So my bash code looks like this: read -er -p"ItemX: " ITEMX Most of the items have default values, and I would find it very user-friendly, if readline's edit buffer would be pre- initialized with this default value, instead of an empty string. Then the user just has to hit to enter the default value, very comfortable. Any idea how to achieve this? Thanks. Best regards Sven -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen Dipl. Inform. Sven Severus Softwareentwicklung ---------------------------------------------------------- HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH + CO KG Abt: Entwicklung Software Albert-Bassermann-Strasse 28 68782 Bruehl Germany Tel: +49 6202 709-289 Fax: +49 6202 709-299 E-Mail: s DOT severus AT hima DOT com Internet: www.hima.de -- HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH + Co KG, Postfach 12 61, 68777 Bruehl bei Mannheim Kommanditgesellschaft, Sitz Bruehl, Deutschland - Registergericht Mannheim HRA 421017 Ust-ID: DE 144286400, St.Nr: 43038 00190 Persoenlich haftende Gesellschafterin Paul Hildebrandt Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Sitz Bruehl, Deutschland - Registergericht Mannheim HRB 420588 Geschaeftsfuehrer: Dipl.-Betriebswirt Steffen Philipp, Dipl.-Kfm. Peter Swiczinsky -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/