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Read Tool

by @dinghaibin

Read a line from standard input into a variable. Use for interactive shell prompts and script input handling.

Versionv1.0.0
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πŸ’‘ Examples

read-tool -p "Enter name: " NAME
read-tool -s -p "Password: " PASS
read-tool -t 5 TIMEOUT_VAR

βš™οΈ Configuration

  • -p PROMPT: Display prompt before reading
  • -t N: Timeout after N seconds
  • -s: Silent mode (don't echo input)

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    TERMINAL
    clawhub install read-tool

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