LINE(C)                                    UNIX System V



     Name
          line - reads one line


     Syntax
          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 end-of-file and always prints at  least  a
          newline.   It  is often used within shell files to read from
          the user's terminal.


     See Also
          gets(CP), sh(C)


     Standards Conformance
          line is conformant with:

          AT&T SVID Issue 2, Select Code 307-127;
          and The X/Open Portability Guide II of January 1987.


     (printed 8/28/89)                                  LINE(C)