Re: Error in read implementation and/or documentation

[Chris Down]

Hello,

On 27 July 2013 06:37, Peter Olson <polson136@gmail.com> wrote:
> If read is invoked with the -n or -N options, then given an EOF, it returns
> with a zero exit status.

Cannot reproduce.

    $ echo $BASH_VERSION
    4.2.45(2)-release
    $ read -n1 </dev/null
    $ echo $?
    1
    $ read -N1 </dev/null
    $ echo $?
    1

> In addition, if it is invoked with -n 3, for example, then given EOF for one
> of the first 2 characters, it still waits for all 3 characters.

Cannot reproduce.

    $ printf 01 | read -n3
    $ echo $?
    1

Best,

Chris