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From: pfinkel@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (paul.d.finkel)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: script question
Message-ID: <1991Apr10.144150.10011@cbfsb.att.com>
Date: 10 Apr 91 14:41:50 GMT
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In article <1991Apr3.165501.25434@rodan.acs.syr.edu> ldstern@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Larry Stern) writes:
>I have a simple script question I can't seem to get answered here. I would
>like my .login file to ask me if I want to read news, something to the effect
>of:
>                          Read new (y/n)?
>			  if "y" then rn -s15
>			  else [prompt]

How about:

			echo "Read news[CR=y/n]? \c"
			read ans
			if [ "$ans" = "" ]
				then
					news
				else
					:
			fi
			
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