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Shell script read problem
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Need to check input from the user in a script.
It seems there is no read version that works for zsh and normal bash.
(Error when using bash: read:27: -p: no coprocess with zsh)
This is why I tried to check if .zshrc file is given and depending on that I choose the read command.
But even if I try it like this, I get the error "read:27: -p: no coprocess" even if it shoudln't get called
because the file is given.
[ -f $file ] && read -q "reply?Answer: " || read -r -p "Answer: " reply
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Hey, thx for reply. $file was just a placeholder, but thx form mentioning it.
What I am trying to do is just a simple input in a script to make sure the user really wants to trigger it.
Just a simple YES or NO question. Is there a better way without the read command?

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