line

 

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 User Commands                                             line(1)
 
 
 


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 stan-
      dard 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  attri-
      butes:
 
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     |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
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     | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
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SEE ALSO
      sh(1), read(2), attributes(5)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8            Last change: 1 Feb 1995                    1
 
 
 

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