Wait for a particular duration before automatic option selection
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echo "Select option: Enter 1 or 2. (1. cakes 2. coffee)"
set selection=$<
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I want to wait for 40 seconds for user input. If there is no user input within this delay time, I want to automatically set selection as 1. How can I achieve this in tcsh?
Also welcome solutions in bash or csh.
shell tcsh
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echo "Select option: Enter 1 or 2. (1. cakes 2. coffee)"
set selection=$<
...
I want to wait for 40 seconds for user input. If there is no user input within this delay time, I want to automatically set selection as 1. How can I achieve this in tcsh?
Also welcome solutions in bash or csh.
shell tcsh
edited Nov 22 at 15:37
Romeo Ninov
4,98431627
asked Nov 22 at 15:32
mandrake00
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at a bash prompt, enterhelp readand look at the-toption
– glenn jackman
Nov 22 at 15:40
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up vote
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echo "Select option: Enter 1 or 2. (1. cakes 2. coffee)"
set selection=$<
...
I want to wait for 40 seconds for user input. If there is no user input within this delay time, I want to automatically set selection as 1. How can I achieve this in tcsh?
Also welcome solutions in bash or csh.
shell tcsh
edited Nov 22 at 15:37
Romeo Ninov
4,98431627
asked Nov 22 at 15:32
mandrake00
294
echo "Select option: Enter 1 or 2. (1. cakes 2. coffee)"
set selection=$<
...
I want to wait for 40 seconds for user input. If there is no user input within this delay time, I want to automatically set selection as 1. How can I achieve this in tcsh?
Also welcome solutions in bash or csh.
shell tcsh
shell tcsh
edited Nov 22 at 15:37
Romeo Ninov
4,98431627
asked Nov 22 at 15:32
mandrake00
294
edited Nov 22 at 15:37
Romeo Ninov
4,98431627
asked Nov 22 at 15:32
mandrake00
294
edited Nov 22 at 15:37
Romeo Ninov
4,98431627
edited Nov 22 at 15:37
Romeo Ninov
4,98431627
edited Nov 22 at 15:37
Romeo Ninov
4,98431627
4,98431627
asked Nov 22 at 15:32
mandrake00
294
asked Nov 22 at 15:32
mandrake00
294
asked Nov 22 at 15:32
mandrake00
294
294
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at a bash prompt, enterhelp readand look at the-toption
– glenn jackman
Nov 22 at 15:40
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at a bash prompt, enterhelp readand look at the-toption
– glenn jackman
Nov 22 at 15:40
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at a bash prompt, enter
help read and look at the -t option– glenn jackman
Nov 22 at 15:40
at a bash prompt, enter
help read and look at the -t option– glenn jackman
Nov 22 at 15:40
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