bash-hackers-wiki/docs/snipplets/pause_command.md

# Pausing a script (like MSDOS pause command)

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LastUpdate_dt: 2010-07-31 Contributors: Jan Schampera type: snipplet

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From the [example section of the read
command](../commands/builtin/read.md#examples), something that acts similar
to the MSDOS `pause` command:

    pause() {
      local dummy
      read -s -r -p "Press any key to continue..." -n 1 dummy
    }
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			`From the [example section of the read`
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Convert snipplets to Markdown 2023-07-05 11:33:45 +02:00			to the MSDOS `pause` command:

			`pause() {`
			`local dummy`
			`read -s -r -p "Press any key to continue..." -n 1 dummy`
			`}`