超时
使用 read 命令时要当心。脚本可能会一直苦等着用户输入。如果不管是否有数据输入,脚
本都必须继续执行,你可以用-t 选项来指定一个计时器。-t 选项会指定 read 命令等待输入的
秒数。如果计时器超时,则 read 命令会返回非 0 退出状态码:
$ cat asknametimed.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Using the read command with a timer
#
if read -t 5 -p "Enter your name: " name
then
echo "Hello $name, welcome to my script."
else
echo
echo "Sorry, no longer waiting for name."
fi
exit
$
$ ./asknametimed.sh
Enter your name: Christine
Hello Christine, welcome to my script.
$
$ ./asknametimed.sh
Enter your name:
Sorry, no longer waiting for name.
$
可以不对输入过程计时,而是让 read 命令统计输入的字符数。当字符数达到预设值时,
就自动退出,将已输入的数据赋给变量:
$ cat continueornot.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Using the read command for one character
#
read -n 1 -p "Do you want to continue [Y/N]? " answer
#
case $answer in
Y | y) echo
echo "Okay. Continue on...";;
N | n) echo
echo "Okay. Goodbye"
exit;;
esac
echo "This is the end of the script."
exit
$
$ ./continueornot.sh
Do you want to continue [Y/N]? Y
Okay. Continue on...
This is the end of the script.
$
$ ./continueornot.sh
Do you want to continue [Y/N]? n
Okay. Goodbye
$