Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 17:18:45 +0930 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Timeout for sh(1) 'read' ?? Message-ID: <199709260748.RAA00456@word.smith.net.au>
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Hiho folks, a question for the sh(1) studs amongst you : - I want to prompt for input using 'read', and have the read return in some fashion after a timeout. I'd like to do this just using sh, and I'm not too fussed about how hairy it is. Any ideas? (If sh has to be modified to achieve this, would it be a useful thing to bring back?) mike
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