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			215 B
		
	
	
	
		
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			12 lines
		
	
	
	
		
			215 B
		
	
	
	
		
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								# interactive
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								# from tty
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								read -n 3 -p 'enter three chars: ' xyz
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								echo
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								echo $xyz
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								# using readline
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								read -p 'enter 3 chars: ' -e -n 3 abc
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								# readline outputs a newline for us, so we don't need the extra echo
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								echo $abc
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