LINE(1) User Commands LINE(1)
NAME
line - read one line
SYNOPSIS
lineDESCRIPTION
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.
SEE ALSO
sh(1),
read(2),
attributes(7) February 1, 1995 LINE(1)
