use -i
read -e -p "
List the content of your home dir ? [Y/n] " YN
[[ $YN == "y" || $YN == "Y" || $YN == "" ]] && ls -la ~/
Cruel Cockroach
read -e -p "
List the content of your home dir ? [Y/n] " YN
[[ $YN == "y" || $YN == "Y" || $YN == "" ]] && ls -la ~/