NAME

line − read one line from user input

SYNOPSIS

line

DESCRIPTION

Line copies one line (up to a new-line) 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 new-line.  It is often used within shell files to read from the user’s terminal. 

SEE ALSO

sh(1), read(2). 

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

8- and 16-bit data. 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  Version B.1,  April 12, 1993