I'm having trouble with my Bash script where I have a function that logs some messages and then waits for user input. The problem is that the log messages don't appear until after the user provides their input, which isn't what I intended. I'm using the `read -p "Input: " choice` command to get the input. Just so you know, I'm working on this in Git Bash for Windows. Can someone help me figure out what's going wrong?
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I had a similar issue once. Just so you know, I found that moving the logging statements outside of the function and into the main part of the script helped. It meant the messages displayed immediately when called. Give that a shot and see if it works!
It sounds like you might be dealing with an issue related to buffered output. When you run a script, especially in functions, logging may get buffered until the script pauses (like when waiting for input). You could try using `stdbuf -o0` with your script to get unbuffered output. That might help the logs show up instantly before the `read` command.
I figured it out! I was running everything inside a function, and moving it to the main part of the script did the trick. Is there a way to manage this without rewriting everything?