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Windows `pause` command in *-nix Shell (Bash)
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pause.sh
#!/bin/bash
function pause() {
if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]
then
PROMPT="Press any key . . ."
else
PROMPT="$1"
fi
read -n1 -r -p "$PROMPT"
}
# Default behavior.
pause
# Custom prompt.
pause "Press that any key!"
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