Could crude shell scripts be used for this purpose? For example, in zsh [0]: $ echo "Do the first step, then press any key."; read -s -k EDIT: Apparently so

Could crude shell scripts be used for this purpose? For example, in zsh [0]: $ echo "Do the first step, then press any key."; read -s -k EDIT: Apparently so: [1] [0] Modeled on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5215343/how-can-i-pause-in-zsh/14867987 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5215343/how-can-i-pause-... [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20495739 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20495739