a unix single-line editor/prompt?

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Published on 2010-02-23T18:29:10Z Indexed on 2010/03/08 4:38 UTC
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I've got a bash script that would be nicer if when I prompt the user, rather than just asking for input, if it provided a line that the user could edit (but a full text editor would be overkill, it's only one line)

What tool provides this?

dialog's inputbox is almost right, but I'd rather it didn't paint the whole screen.

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