catching keybord input
 

IS there a way to continue a script after "the any key" is pressed by a user? :)

I know there's the command "read" but then the input is put into a variable. Now i wan't to continue the script without comparing the user input.

I tried something like this:

echo "Press any key to continue"
read input

if [ $input = true ]; then
echo "Ok here we go"
fi
Also with a wild card but it doesn't work properly.

Is there perhaps another way then with the "read" function?

So you want to continue unconditionally if a key is pressed?

Try this:

It must be Enter because the shell buffers input until Enter is pressed. And who ever said that you *have* to compare read's output in an if block?

Hi indur,

Please change your if statement to

@ vinaytp

That simple! :)

Nice tnx!

@ MTK358

That was not wat i had in mind but tnx anyway.

Please do not use texting shorthand here.
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