read

read

 

variable1

 [

variable2 ...

]

Read one line of standard input, and assign each word to the corresponding variable , with all leftover words assigned to last variable. If only one variable is specified, the entire line will be assigned to that variable. See example below and under case . The return status is 0 unless EOF is reached.

Example

$ 

read first last address

 Sarah Caldwell 123 Main Street $ 

echo "$last, $first\n$address"

 Caldwell, Sarah 123 Main Street