LINE(1) General Commands Manual LINE(1)

NAME

line — read one line (LEGACY)

SYNOPSIS

line

DESCRIPTION

The line utility copies one line (up to and including a newline) from the standard input and writes it to standard output. It always writes at least a newline.

OPTIONS

None.

OPERANDS

None.

STDIN

The standard input is a text file.

INPUT FILES

None.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

None.

ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS

Default.

STDOUT

The standard output is a text file consisting of one line.

STDERR

Used only for diagnostic messages.

OUTPUT FILES

None.

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION

None.

EXIT STATUS

Exit status is:

0: Successful completion.
>0: End-of-file on input.

CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS

Default.

APPLICATION USAGE

The line utility is often used within command scripts to read from the user's terminal.

Applications should migrate to the read utility.

EXAMPLES

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.