LINE(1) HP-UX 5.0 LINE(1) NAME line - read one line from user input SYNOPSIS line HP-UX COMPATIBILITY Level: HP-UX/STANDARD Origin: System V DESCRIPTION Line copies one line (up to a new-line) from the standard input and writes it on the standard output. It returns an exit code of 1 on EOF and always prints at least a new-line. It is often used within shell files to read from the user's terminal. SEE ALSO read (documented under sh(1)), read(2).