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.


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SUNWcsu                     
    


SEE ALSO
     sh(1), read(2), attributes(5)

















SunOS 5.11           Last change: 1 Feb 1995                    1