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#!/bin/sh
# Define ask_yn, which asks a yes or no question and outputs the result as 1 for Yes and 0 for No.
# Takes two arguments:
# $1: The question to be asked.
# $2: The default answer, either "y" or "n".
ask_yn() {
question=$1
default_answer=$2
# Capitalize the default option correctly
if [ "$default_answer" = "n" ] || [ "$default_answer" = "N" ]; then
prompt="${question} (y/N): "
else
prompt="${question} (Y/n): "
fi
while true; do
printf "%s" "$prompt"
STTY_CONFIG=$(stty -g) # Save current stty config
stty raw -echo # Disable echo
ANSWER=$(head -c 1) # Scrape terminal input
stty $STTY_CONFIG # Restore stty config
case $ANSWER in
[Yy] ) echo "Y"; exit 1;; # Yes: exit with 1
[Nn] ) echo "N"; exit 0;; # No: exit with 0
"" ) if [ "$default_answer" = "n" ] || [ "$default_answer" = "N" ]; then echo "N"; exit 0; else echo "Y"; exit 1; fi;; # Default: exit with the default value
* ) printf "\nPlease answer Yes or No.\n";;
esac
done
}
ask_yn "$@"