From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx-4.csir.co.za ([146.64.10.99] helo=apollo.csir.co.za) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EWXqV-00008f-00 for ; Mon, 31 Oct 2005 06:29:42 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain ([146.64.19.125]) by apollo.csir.co.za (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j9VBNrvc031865 for ; Mon, 31 Oct 2005 13:23:53 +0200 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j9VBPiV4002592 for ; Mon, 31 Oct 2005 13:25:44 +0200 Received: from localhost (wvdwalt@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id j9VBPfQC002567 for ; Mon, 31 Oct 2005 13:25:44 +0200 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: wvdwalt owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 13:25:41 +0200 (SAST) From: Willem van der Walt X-X-Sender: wvdwalt@localhost.localdomain To: speakup mailing list Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-CSIR-MailScanner-Information: Please contact sys-admin at csir dot co dot za for more information X-CSIR-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: wvdwalt@csir.co.za Subject: pasting into read statement? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:29:42 -0000 Hi, Why can i not paste into a read statment in bash? If i do: read varname from a bash prompt, the terminal expects input. when i try to paste a previously marked area, it acts asif nothing were marked.Is there a way that i can change the read statement so that paste will work? TIA Willem -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright, terms and conditions and e-mail legal notice. Views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the CSIR. CSIR E-mail Legal Notice http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_eMail_Legal_Notice.html CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_Copyright.html For electronic copies of the CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions and the CSIR Legal Notice send a blank message with REQUEST LEGAL in the subject line to HelpDesk@csir.co.za. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support.