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commands:builtin:read [2018/07/17 08:42] thebonsai [Synopsis] |
commands:builtin:read [2020/06/27 08:35] (current) thebonsai -e works with -u since 5.1 alpha |
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| |''-a <ARRAY>''|read the data word-wise into the specified array ''<ARRAY>'' instead of normal variables| | |''-a <ARRAY>''|read the data word-wise into the specified array ''<ARRAY>'' instead of normal variables| | ||
| |''-d <DELIM>''|recognize ''<DELIM>'' as data-end, rather than ''<newline>''| | |''-d <DELIM>''|recognize ''<DELIM>'' as data-end, rather than ''<newline>''| | ||
| - | |''-e''|on interactive shells: use Bash's readline interface to read the data| | + | |''-e''|on interactive shells: use Bash's readline interface to read the data. Since version 5.1-alpha, this can also be used on specified file descriptors using ''-u''| |
| |''-i <STRING>''|preloads the input buffer with text from ''<STRING>'', only works when Readline (''-e'') is used| | |''-i <STRING>''|preloads the input buffer with text from ''<STRING>'', only works when Readline (''-e'') is used| | ||
| |''-n <NCHARS>''|reads ''<NCHARS>'' characters of input, then quits| | |''-n <NCHARS>''|reads ''<NCHARS>'' characters of input, then quits| | ||