LDP/LDP/guide/docbook/abs-guide/erase.sh

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#!/bin/bash
# erase.sh: Using "stty" to set an erase character when reading input.
echo -n "What is your name? "
read name # Try to backspace
#+ to erase characters of input.
# Won't work.
echo "Your name is $name."
stty erase '#' # Set "hashmark" (#) as erase character.
echo -n "What is your name? "
read name # Use # to erase last character typed.
echo "Your name is $name."
exit 0