On Fri, Mar 26, 2004 at 11:30:35AM +0000, Alexis Huxley wrote: > > I am wondering how to write simple shell script of "more" equivalent: > > > > 1. read from stdin > > 2. write to stdout > > 3. this loop is paused by key > > > > Of course, I know this can be dome by other means but when I was making > > a bit more complicated shell script, I could not find an easy way to stop > > the script when stdin is redirected. Is there any trick with exec > > buildin? > > Check the comp.unix.shell FAQ and if that doesn't help you, try posting > to comp.unix.shell newsgroup.
Good idea but I did not :-) exec </dev/tty # This was it. echo type read x echo "$x" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
