line(1)line(1)NAMEline - Reads one line from standard input
SYNOPSISlineSTANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry stan‐
dards as follows:
line: XCU5.0
Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about
industry standards and associated tags.
OPTIONS
None
DESCRIPTION
The line command copies one line, up to and including a newline, from
standard input and writes it to standard output. Use this command
within a shell command file to read from your terminal. The line com‐
mand always writes at least a newline character.
NOTES
The line utility has no internationalization features and is marked
LEGACY in XCU Issue 5. Use the read utility instead.
EXIT STATUS
Success. End-of-File.
EXAMPLES
To read a line from the keyboard and append it to a file, enter: echo
'Enter comments for the log:' echo ': \c' line >>log
This shell procedure displays the message: Enter comments for the log:
It then reads a line of text from the keyboard and adds it to the end
of the file log. The echo ': \c' command displays a : (colon) prompt.
See the echo command for information about the \c escape sequence.
SEE ALSO
Commands: echo(1), ksh(1), read(1), Bourne shell sh(1b), POSIX shell
sh(1p)
Functions: read(2)
Standards: standards(5)line(1)