# not necessary for the environments to be in quotes.. but
_CODE="comet"
_LOGFILE="/appdva/backup/log.`date +%y%m%d`"
_DEVICE="rmt0"
_INFORM="yes"
_TYPE="Full"
#---------------------------------------------
continue_prompt()
{
# continue_prompt
# to call: continue_prompt "string to display" default_answer
_STR=$1
_DEFAULT=$2
# check we have the right params
if [ $# -lt 1 ];then
echo "continue_prompt: I need a string to display"
return 1
fi
while :
do
echo -n "$_STR [Y..N] [$_DEFAULT]:"
read _ANS
if [ "$_ANS" = "" ];then
: ${_ANS:=$_DEFAULT}
case $_ANS in
Y) return 0
N) return 1
esac
fi
# user has selected something
case $_ANS in
y|Y|Yes|YES)
return 0
n|N|No|NO)
return 1
*) echo "Answer either Y or N, default is $_DEFAULT"
esac
echo $_ANS
