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#########
usr_input() {
# user input; return an answer or default
question=$1
if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
    default=$2
    read -p "$question [$default]? " answer
    if [ "$answer" == "" ]; then
        answer=$default
    fi
else
    read -p "$question? " answer
fi
echo $answer
}
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raf@krp:~$ usr_input() {
> # user input; return an answer or default
> question=$1
> if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
>     default=$2
>     read -p "$question [$default]? " answer
>     if [ "$answer" == "" ]; then
>         answer=$default
>     fi
> else
>     read -p "$question? " answer
> fi
> echo $answer
> }
raf@krp:~$ 
raf@krp:~$ user_sayz=$(usr_input "???" )
???? test
raf@krp:~$ echo $user_sayz
test
raf@krp:~$
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