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1.1       root        1: .TH GETS 1 deprecated
                      2: .UC 4
                      3: .SH NAME
                      4: gets \- get a string from standard input
                      5: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      6: .B gets
                      7: [ default ]
                      8: .SH DESCRIPTION
                      9: .B N.B.:
                     10: This command was introduced for use in \fI.login\fR scripts when the facilities
                     11: of the 
                     12: .IR tset (1)
                     13: command were not totally adequate in setting the terminal type.
                     14: This is no longer true, and
                     15: .I gets
                     16: should no longer be needed.
                     17: To boot, a construct ``$<'' is available in
                     18: .IR csh (1)
                     19: now which has the functionality of
                     20: .IR gets:
                     21: .IP
                     22: \fBset a=$<\fR
                     23: .br
                     24: \fBif ($a == '') set a=default
                     25: .LP
                     26: replaces
                     27: .IP
                     28: \fBset a=`gets default`\fR
                     29: .LP
                     30: Users of
                     31: .IR sh (1)
                     32: should use its
                     33: .I read
                     34: command rather than
                     35: .I gets.
                     36: .PP
                     37: .I Gets
                     38: can be used with
                     39: .IR csh (1)
                     40: to read a string from the standard input.
                     41: If a
                     42: .I default
                     43: is given it is used if just return is typed, or if an error occurs.
                     44: The resultant string (either the default or as read from the standard
                     45: input is written to the standard output.
                     46: If no
                     47: .I default
                     48: is given and an error occurs,
                     49: .I gets
                     50: exits with exit status 1.
                     51: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     52: csh (1)
                     53: .SH BUGS
                     54: .I Gets
                     55: is obsolete.

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