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+#===  FUNCTION  ================================================================
+#         NAME: read_value
+#  DESCRIPTION: Read a value from STDIN and handle errors.
+#   PARAMETERS: 1 - Prompt string for the read
+#               2 - Name of variable to receive the result
+#               3 - Default value (optional)
+#      RETURNS: 1 on error, otherwise 0
+#===============================================================================
+read_value () {
+    local prompt="${1:?Usage: read_value prompt outputname [default]}"
+    local outputname="${2:?Usage: read_value prompt outputname [default]}"
+    local default="${3:-}"
+    local var
+
+    #
+    # Make an option for the 'read' if there's a default
+    #
+    if [[ -n $default ]]; then
+        default="-i '$default'"
+    fi
+
+    #
+    # Read and handle CTRL-D (EOF). Use 'eval' to deal with the argument being
+    # a variable
+    #
+    eval "read -r -e $default -p '$prompt' var"
+    res="$?"
+    if [[ $res -ne 0 ]]; then
+        echo "Read aborted"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    #
+    # Return the value in the nominated variable
+    #
+    eval "$outputname='$var'"
+    return 0
+}