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Unix Shell Script: How to Receive Input Right After Echoing A Line

August 16, 2010 by Sze Hau Leave a Comment

For example, say I echo a line of text in shell script and I want to receive user input just right after the text (not in the next line). The are several ways to do it:

Method 1

echo "Enter a value: \c"
read value

Method 2

echo -n "Enter a value: "
read value

Method 3

read -p "Enter a value: " value

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