prompt confirmation in bash

From http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1885525/how-do-i-prompt-a-user-for-confirmation-in-bash-script​
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read -p "Are you sure? " -n 1 -r
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echo    # (optional) move to a new line
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if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
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then
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    exit 1
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fi
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