NAME

line − read one line

SYNOPSIS

line

DESCRIPTION

The line utility copies one line (up to and including a new-line) from the standard input and writes it on the standard output.  It returns an exit status 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. 

EXIT STATUS

Exit status is:

0 Successful completion

>0 End-of-file on input. 

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

SEE ALSO

sh(1), read(2), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.6  —  Last change: 1 Feb 1995