[BusyBox] read-command without timout?

Glenn McGrath bug1 at iinet.net.au
Sun Feb 22 07:44:35 UTC 2004


On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:47:40 +0100
Jens Nixdorf <jens.nixdorf.liste at embesso.com> wrote:

> But it seems, that read has no switch "-t" for timeout in busybox, so
> it will be ignored and the systems is blocked in the line with the 
> read-command. Some kind of "infinite waiting".

The -t option isnt mentioned in SUS, i guess its a bashism, im not in
any hurry to implement but if someone else wants to....


Glenn



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