Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 00:41:56 +0930 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Jon Hamilton <hamilton@pobox.com> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Timeout for sh(1) 'read' ?? Message-ID: <199709261511.AAA01871@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 26 Sep 1997 07:58:02 EST." <199709261259.FAA03276@hub.freebsd.org>
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> } > > } > - 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?) ... > You can do this kind of thing with background processes and trap, but > it's not what you'd call pretty, and even that isn't as straightforward > as it might sound. In other words, it would be a good thing for read to have a timeout option : correct? Any objections? mike
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