- Timeout:
- The timeout option counts only the first char: it will stop counting
the time after you press the first key;
- When the timeout option is used, the first char cannot be erased and
is handled wrongly if it is a backslash and/or with IFS environment
variable;
- Some special characters, when in the first field, cannot be shown or
are treated wrong;
- The exit code is wrong and the environment variable is empty when
the timeout is expired;
- Silent:
- I added a `silent' feature: when the -s argument is provided, the
characters are not echoed;
The comparisons made here was using `bash' and `zsh'. The patch is attached.
ash-read.patch [^] (4,008 bytes) 08-11-05 18:52 
