Is there a standard command to pause and continue or abort?
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I am looking for what foo may be in:
$ echo blah && foo && echo the sequel
blah
Do you want to continue? [y/n]: n
$ echo blah && foo && echo the sequel
blah
Do you want to continue? [y/n]: y
blah
$
linux command-line
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Aarjav
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I am looking for what foo may be in:
$ echo blah && foo && echo the sequel
blah
Do you want to continue? [y/n]: n
$ echo blah && foo && echo the sequel
blah
Do you want to continue? [y/n]: y
blah
$
linux command-line
asked Dec 3 at 18:21
Aarjav
1083
Here are some additional tips for you: stackoverflow.com/questions/92802/…
– Aulis Ronkainen
Dec 3 at 19:32
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I am looking for what foo may be in:
$ echo blah && foo && echo the sequel
blah
Do you want to continue? [y/n]: n
$ echo blah && foo && echo the sequel
blah
Do you want to continue? [y/n]: y
blah
$
linux command-line
asked Dec 3 at 18:21
Aarjav
1083
I am looking for what foo may be in:
$ echo blah && foo && echo the sequel
blah
Do you want to continue? [y/n]: n
$ echo blah && foo && echo the sequel
blah
Do you want to continue? [y/n]: y
blah
$
linux command-line
linux command-line
asked Dec 3 at 18:21
Aarjav
1083
asked Dec 3 at 18:21
Aarjav
1083
asked Dec 3 at 18:21
Aarjav
1083
asked Dec 3 at 18:21
Aarjav
1083
asked Dec 3 at 18:21
Aarjav
1083
1083
Here are some additional tips for you: stackoverflow.com/questions/92802/…
– Aulis Ronkainen
Dec 3 at 19:32
add a comment |
Here are some additional tips for you: stackoverflow.com/questions/92802/…
– Aulis Ronkainen
Dec 3 at 19:32
Here are some additional tips for you: stackoverflow.com/questions/92802/…
– Aulis Ronkainen
Dec 3 at 19:32
Here are some additional tips for you: stackoverflow.com/questions/92802/…
– Aulis Ronkainen
Dec 3 at 19:32
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Standard? No.
You could do
foo() {
local answer
while true; do
read -p "Do you wish to continue? [y/n]: " answer
case $answer in
[yY]*) return 0 ;;
[nN]*) return 1 ;;
esac
done
}
answered Dec 3 at 18:36
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Standard? No.
You could do
foo() {
local answer
while true; do
read -p "Do you wish to continue? [y/n]: " answer
case $answer in
[yY]*) return 0 ;;
[nN]*) return 1 ;;
esac
done
}
answered Dec 3 at 18:36
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Standard? No.
You could do
foo() {
local answer
while true; do
read -p "Do you wish to continue? [y/n]: " answer
case $answer in
[yY]*) return 0 ;;
[nN]*) return 1 ;;
esac
done
}
answered Dec 3 at 18:36
glenn jackman
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Standard? No.
You could do
foo() {
local answer
while true; do
read -p "Do you wish to continue? [y/n]: " answer
case $answer in
[yY]*) return 0 ;;
[nN]*) return 1 ;;
esac
done
}
answered Dec 3 at 18:36
glenn jackman
15.7k22643
Standard? No.
You could do
foo() {
local answer
while true; do
read -p "Do you wish to continue? [y/n]: " answer
case $answer in
[yY]*) return 0 ;;
[nN]*) return 1 ;;
esac
done
}
answered Dec 3 at 18:36
glenn jackman
15.7k22643
answered Dec 3 at 18:36
glenn jackman
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answered Dec 3 at 18:36
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answered Dec 3 at 18:36
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