read
Shell builtin for retrieving data from stdin
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More information: https://manned.org/read.1p.
- Store data that you type from the keyboard:
read variable
- Store each of the next lines you enter as values of an array:
read -a array
- Specify the number of maximum characters to be read:
read -n character_count variable
- Use a specific character as a delimiter instead of a new line:
read -d new_delimiter variable
- Do not let backslash (\) act as an escape character:
read -r variable
- Display a prompt before the input:
read -p "Enter your input here: " variable
- Do not echo typed characters (silent mode):
read -s variable
- Read
stdin
and perform an action on every line:
while read line; do echo "$line"; done