read: add -p option (#2724)

* read: add -p option
2019-01-23 14:37:43 +01:00
parent c3d16cdf9a
commit 9c4f5869eb
1 changed files with 4 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/pages/common/read.md
+++ b/pages/common/read.md
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@
 - Do not let backslash (\) act as an escape character:

 `read -r {{variable}}`
+
+- Display a prompt before the input:
+
+`read -p {{"Enter your input here: "}} {{variable}}`