sh file pause code example

Example 1: Bash add pause prompt in a shell script with bash pause command

read -p "Press [Enter] key to start backup..."
read -p "Press any key to resume ..."
## Bash add pause prompt for 5 seconds ##
read -t 5 -p "I am going to wait for 5 seconds only ..."

Example 2: pause bash script

function pause(){
 read -s -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue . . ."
 echo ""
}
 
## Pause it ##
pause
 
## rest of script below