gets(1) — GENIX 4.1A



      GETS(1)                 GENIX Programmer's Manual                 GETS(1)



      NAME
           gets - get a string from standard input

      SYNOPSIS
           gets [ default ]

      DESCRIPTION
           N.B.: This command was introduced for use in .login scripts when the
           facilities  of the tset(1) command were not totally adequate in set-
           ting the terminal type.  This is no longer true, and gets should  no
           longer  be  needed.   To  boot,  a  construct ``$<'' is available in
           csh(1) now which has the functionality of gets:

                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
           if 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           Gets is obsolete.





















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