| Operating system | Unix, Unix-like, Inferno |
|---|---|
| Type | Command |
read is a command found on Unix and Unix-like operating systems such as Linux. It reads a line of input from standard input or a file passed as an argument to its -u flag, and assigns it to a variable. It is built into shells such as Bash.[1]
- ^ "Guide to the Linux read Command". Baeldung. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2024-02-16.