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by **R. Espinos** » Thu, 04 May 2000 04:00:00

Hi,

How do I make the cursor stay on the same line as my prompt?

ie: Enter option: _

rather than:

Enter option:
_

I am using CASE...script below:

#!/usr/bin/ksh

clear
option=0
while [ $option -ne 4 ]

do
clear
echo "1. selection 1 2. seleciton 2"
echo "3. selection 3 4. QUIT"
echo

echo Enter option:
read option
case $option in

1)
/home/bin/expect/xb1.exp
;;

2) /home/bin/expect/xb2.exp
;;

3) /home/bin/expect/xv1.exp
;;

4) echo CIAO!!!!!
;;
esac
done

by **David Hasset** » Thu, 04 May 2000 04:00:00

> Hi,

> How do I make the cursor stay on the same line as my prompt?

> ie: Enter option: _

> rather than:

> Enter option:
> _

echo -n "Enter option: "

Dave. :-)

by **James A. William** » Thu, 04 May 2000 04:00:00

echo "Please enter your choice: \c"

by **bk..** » Thu, 04 May 2000 04:00:00

>Hi,
>How do I make the cursor stay on the same line as my prompt?
>ie: Enter option: _
>rather than:
> Enter option:
> _

echo -n "Enter option:"

demo:
/home/bkaster$echo -n test
test/home/bkaster$

[...]

by **R. Espinos** » Thu, 04 May 2000 04:00:00

hmmm...didnt work........but James A. Williams suggestion did!

<snip>

echo "Please enter your choice: \c"

<snip>

thanks for the help!

> > Hi,

> > How do I make the cursor stay on the same line as my prompt?

> > ie: Enter option: _

> > rather than:

> > Enter option:
> > _

> echo -n "Enter option: "

> Dave. :-)

by **R. Espinos** » Thu, 04 May 2000 04:00:00

hmmm...didnt work........but James A. Williams suggestion did!

<snip>

echo "Please enter your choice: \c"

<snip>

thanks for the help!

> >Hi,

> >How do I make the cursor stay on the same line as my prompt?

> >ie: Enter option: _

> >rather than:

> > Enter option:
> > _

> echo -n "Enter option:"

> demo:
> /home/bkaster$echo -n test
> test/home/bkaster$

> [...]

by **R. Espinos** » Thu, 04 May 2000 04:00:00

WORKS!!! WICKED!!!!

tanks!

Quote:> echo "Please enter your choice: \c"

by **bk..** » Thu, 04 May 2000 04:00:00

>hmmm...didnt work........but James A. Williams suggestion did!
><snip>
>echo "Please enter your choice: \c"
><snip>

/home/bkaster$ksh
$ echo -n "test"
test$ echo "test\c"
test$ echo test
test
$

So for me they seem equivalent. I wonder what is happening.

Quote:>thanks for the help!

welcome.

bkasp

[...]
>> echo -n "Enter option:"

[...]

by **Matthew Land** » Thu, 04 May 2000 04:00:00

> /home/bkaster$ksh
> $ echo -n "test"
> test$ echo "test\c"
> test$ echo test
> test
> $

> So for me they seem equivalent. I wonder what is happening.

Some unicies' shells don't support the -n for echo. On my AIX 4.3.3
box:

$ echo -n "test"
-n test
$ echo "test\c"
test$ echo test
test
$

- Matt

--
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<< Comments, views, and opinions are mine alone, not IBM's. >>

by **Eric Amic** » Thu, 04 May 2000 04:00:00

> $ echo -n "test"
> test$ echo "test\c"
> test$ echo test
> test
> $
> So for me they seem equivalent. I wonder what is happening.

It depends on the shell being used, whether the shell has echo as a
built-in, and the implementation of the external echo command if echo is
not a shell built-in.

--
Eric Amick
Columbia, MD

by **Dan Merc** » Thu, 04 May 2000 04:00:00

> Hi,

> How do I make the cursor stay on the same line as my prompt?

> ie: Enter option: _

> rather than:

> Enter option:
> _

> I am using CASE...script below:

> #!/usr/bin/ksh

> clear
> option=0
> while [ $option -ne 4 ]

> do
> clear
> echo "1. selection 1 2. seleciton 2"
> echo "3. selection 3 4. QUIT"
> echo

> echo Enter option:
> read option

Since you are using ksh, I will give you a ksh answer, not the
bash (incorrect) and bourne answers you received:

read option?"Enter option: "

read and prompt all in one operation.

For general knowledge, use of echo in ksh is deprecated. Use print instead:

print -n "Enter option: "

--
Dan Mercer

- Show quoted text -

Quote:> case $option in

> 1)
> /home/bin/expect/xb1.exp
> ;;

> 2) /home/bin/expect/xb2.exp
> ;;

> 3) /home/bin/expect/xv1.exp
> ;;

> 4) echo CIAO!!!!!
> ;;
> esac
> done

Opinions expressed herein are my own and may not represent those of my employer.

by **Wenzhi Lian** » Fri, 05 May 2000 04:00:00

> Hi,

> How do I make the cursor stay on the same line as my prompt?

> ie: Enter option: _

> rather than:

> Enter option:
> _

> I am using CASE...script below:

> #!/usr/bin/ksh

> clear
> option=0
> while [ $option -ne 4 ]

> do
> clear
> echo "1. selection 1 2. seleciton 2"
> echo "3. selection 3 4. QUIT"
> echo

> echo Enter option:
> read option
> case $option in

> 1)
> /home/bin/expect/xb1.exp
> ;;

> 2) /home/bin/expect/xb2.exp
> ;;

> 3) /home/bin/expect/xv1.exp
> ;;

> 4) echo CIAO!!!!!
> ;;
> esac
> done

There are 2 ways to achieve this, as far as i know:
1. echo with an '-n' switch
2. echo with an \a at the end

by **Dan Merc** » Fri, 05 May 2000 04:00:00

>> Hi,

>> How do I make the cursor stay on the same line as my prompt?

>> ie: Enter option: _

>> rather than:

>> Enter option:
>> _

>> I am using CASE...script below:

>> #!/usr/bin/ksh
>> echo Enter option:
> There are 2 ways to achieve this, as far as i know:
> 1. echo with an '-n' switch
> 2. echo with an \a at the end

1. Not with ksh
2. you mean \c, \a rings the bell

--
Dan Mercer

Opinions expressed herein are my own and may not represent those of my employer.

by **R. Espinos** » Sat, 06 May 2000 04:00:00

BING!

\c did the trick!

> >> Hi,

> >> How do I make the cursor stay on the same line as my prompt?

> >> ie: Enter option: _

> >> rather than:

> >> Enter option:
> >> _

> >> I am using CASE...script below:

> >> #!/usr/bin/ksh
> >> echo Enter option:
> > There are 2 ways to achieve this, as far as i know:
> > 1. echo with an '-n' switch
> > 2. echo with an \a at the end

> 1. Not with ksh
> 2. you mean \c, \a rings the bell

> --
> Dan Mercer

> Opinions expressed herein are my own and may not represent those of my
employer.

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