NAME

gets − get a string from standard input

SYNOPSIS

gets [ default ]

DESCRIPTION

This command was introduced for use in .login scripts when the facilities of the tset(1) command were not entirely adequate in setting the terminal type. This inadequacy has been corrected and gets is no longer required.  To boot, a construct “$<” is now available in csh(1), which has the functionality of gets.Enteringthefollowing:

set a=$<
if ($a == ”) set a=default

replaces

set a=‘gets default‘

Users of sh(1) should use its read command rather than gets. 

Gets can be used with csh(1) to read a string from the standard input. If a default is given, it is used if just return is typed, or an error occurs.  The resultant string (either the default or as read from the standard input) is written to the standard output.  If no default is given and an error occurs, gets exits with exit status 1. 

SEE ALSO

csh (1)

BUGS

Gets is obsolete. 

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