line(1)                                                         line(1)

  line

  NAME

    line - read a line of text

  SYNOPSIS

    line

  DESCRIPTION

    The line(1) utility reads one line of text from standard input and writes
    it to standard output. It reads up to and including a newline; and always
    writes at least a newline.

    Historically, line(1) is used in shell scripts to read from the user's
    terminal; the read(1) command is preferred.

  DIAGNOSTICS

    The line(1) command exits with status 0 on success and >0 if end-of-file
    is found.

  SEE ALSO

    read(1)