help with c-shell input

[Bob Leigh]

John J Boland <jjb at world.std.com> wrote:
> right now, i'm stuck trying to read from the keyboard!
> using, bourne or korn, i'd just use 'read variable'. however, when i
> try the same line in c-shell, i get "undefined variable"!
> any ideas how to get the user to enter their selection?

Try this:

	set variable=$<

Here's an extract from the csh(1) manpage:

          $<      Substitutes a line from the standard input, with no further
                  interpretation.  It can be used to read from the keyboard
                  in a shell script.

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