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True, but irrelevant. The OP wants to load the default value into the variable and allow the user to edit it. Your answer just gives a way to not have a newline, it does not help in saving the value into the variable.

terdon
– terdon ♦

2014-02-15 13:46:37 +00:00
Commented Feb 15, 2014 at 13:46
I guess I misunderstood - I thought he was saying he wanted to have the input appear on the same line as the prompt.

tdk2fe
– tdk2fe

2014-02-17 03:17:25 +00:00
Commented Feb 17, 2014 at 3:17
sorry for the misunderstanding.. let me know how can i better my question

Mau
– Mau

2015-03-26 04:08:34 +00:00
Commented Mar 26, 2015 at 4:08

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