## Press Enter to Continue See [this unix.stackexchange question](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/293940/how-can-i-make-press-any-key-to-continue) ```bash read -p "Press enter to continue" # for any key to do read -n 1 -s -r -p "Press any key to continue" ``` Explanation by Rayne and wchargin ``` -n defines the required character count to stop reading -s hides the user's input -r causes the string to be interpreted "raw" (without considering backslash escapes) ```