line(1)                                                   line(1)



     NAME
          line - read one line

     SYNOPSIS
          line

     DESCRIPTION
          line copies one line (up to a newline) from the standard
          input and writes it on the standard output.  It returns an
          exit code of 1 on EOF and always prints at least a newline.
          It is often used within shell files to read from the user's
          terminal.

     EXAMPLE
               line
               Hello world

          will return

               Hello world

          In the Bourne shell (sh):

               a=`line`
               hi there
               echo $a

          will return

               hi there

          In the C-shell (csh):

               set a=`line`
               bye bye
               echo $a

          will return

               bye bye

     FILES
          /bin/line

     SEE ALSO
          csh(1), ksh(1), sh(1), read(2).









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