Issue
When I am reading a file
sample script
while read file
do
temp = $(echo $file)
read -p "Press Enter to continue"
echo $temp
done < test.txt
I want to pause the script until I press ENTER
Solution
read
reads from standard input by default, which is redirected to the file, so it's getting the line from the file. You can redirect back to the terminal:
read -p "Press Enter to continue" </dev/tty
Another option would be to use a different FD for the file redirection
while read -u 3
do
...
done 3< test.txt
Answered By - Barmar Answer Checked By - Candace Johnson (WPSolving Volunteer)