class="parameter">filename</replaceable> and executes it as

though it had been typed on the keyboard.

</para>

<para>

If <replaceable>filename</replaceable> is <literal>-</literal>

(hyphen), then standard input is read until an EOF indication

or <command>\q</> meta-command. This can be used to intersperse

interactive input with input from files. Note that Readline behavior

will be used only if it is active at the outermost level.

</para>

<note>

<para>

If you want to see the lines on the screen as they are read you