[SOLVED] How do I pause a batch script?

Nathan.eth0 · 04-07-2011, 12:15 PM

Hello World!
As you already know there's a command in the "BATCH" language named pause which causes the program to get any random character and then continues the scripts (which is mostly used to keep a script running and preventing it to do its work and close the command prompt). Something like the "getch".
Is there anything similar to this at bash?
IMPORTANT NOTE: I don't want my script to stay opened, I want it to get a character (without hitting enter) and continue executing the rest of the script so please don't reply "Tick the keep the terminal opened option" or "Use read".
Thanks

szboardstretcher · 04-07-2011, 12:16 PM

Do you mean "READ"?

Quote:

#!/bin/bash
echo Please, enter your name
read NAME
echo "Hi $NAME!"

Nathan.eth0 · 04-07-2011, 12:19 PM

No, I said getting a character and not hitting enter, like "press any key to continue..."
And if you read what I wrote::

Quote:

IMPORTANT NOTE: I don't want my script to stay opened, I want it to get a character (without hitting enter) and continue executing the rest of the script so please don't reply "Tick the keep the terminal opened option" or "Use read".

szboardstretcher · 04-07-2011, 12:23 PM

Do you mean "READ"?

Code:

read -n 1 character
echo $character

Nathan.eth0 · 04-07-2011, 12:32 PM

LOL

You're good ;D

thund3rstruck · 04-07-2011, 04:47 PM

Here's a sample that will give you the iconic spinner and then quit after entering in any key

Code:

#!/bin/bash
#
# user prompt
prompt="press any key to continue?" 
spinner="\|/-" 	 # spinner
chars=1		 # number of characters to display
delay=.10      	 # time in seconds between characters
clearline="\e[K" # clear to end of line (ANSI terminal)
CR="\r"          # carriage return

# loop until user presses a key
until read -sn1 -t$delay -p "$prompt" var
do
  printf "  %.${chars}s$CR" "$spinner"
  temp=${spinner#?}               ## remove first character from $spinner
  spinner=$temp${spinner%"$temp"} ## and add it to the end
done
printf "$CR$clearline"
echo "$var"