From: t_pires@fox.nstn.ca (Tony Pires) Subject: Re: read doesn't read the second time 24 Sep 1998 03:27:45 -0700 Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19980924022012.40cf3178.cygnus.gnu-win32@fox.nstn.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: "Steve Kirsch" Cc: Try this: #! /bin/sh echo -e "enter yes/no: \c"; read answer; echo $answer echo -e "enter yes/no: \c"; read answer; echo $answer At 12:06 PM 9/21/98 -0700, you wrote: >This script fails to wait for the second number to be input: > >read -p "enter number: " num1 >read -p "enter another number: " num2 >echo "done" > > - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".