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31 lines
766 B
Bash
31 lines
766 B
Bash
#!/bin/bash
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echo
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echo "Enter a string terminated by a \\, then press <ENTER>."
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echo "Then, enter a second string, and again press <ENTER>."
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read var1 # The "\" suppresses the newline, when reading "var1".
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# first line \
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# second line
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echo "var1 = $var1"
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# var1 = first line second line
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# For each line terminated by a "\",
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# you get a prompt on the next line to continue feeding characters into var1.
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echo; echo
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echo "Enter another string terminated by a \\ , then press <ENTER>."
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read -r var2 # The -r option causes the "\" to be read literally.
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# first line \
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echo "var2 = $var2"
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# var2 = first line \
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# Data entry terminates with the first <ENTER>.
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echo
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exit 0
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