The following table summarizes various read command-related options that you learned in the previous sections:
|
Format |
Meaning |
|
read |
This command will read text from a keyboard and store the received text in a built-in variable REPLY. |
|
read value |
This reads text from a keyboard or standard input and stores it into the variable value. |
|
read first last |
This will read the first word in a variable first and the remaining text of the line in a variable last. The first word is separated by white space from the remaining words in the line. |
|
read -e |
This is used in interactive shells for command-line editing. If vi editor is used, then vi commands can be used. |
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read -a array_name ... |
