Hmmm
root@localhost /root]# bash --help
GNU bash, version 2.04.11(1)-release-(i386-redhat-linux-gnu)
Usage: bash [GNU long option] [option] ...
bash [GNU long option] [option] script-file ...
GNU long options:
--debug
--dump-po-strings
--dump-strings
--help
--login
--noediting
--noprofile
--norc
--posix
--rcfile
--rpm-requires
--restricted
--verbose
--version
--wordexp
Shell options:
-irsD or -c command (invocation only)
-abefhkmnptuvxBCHP or -o option
Type `bash -c "help set"' for more information about shell options.
Type `bash -c help' for more information about shell builtin commands.
Use the `bashbug' command to report bugs.
[root@localhost /root]# bash
[root@localhost /root]# read -t 4 foo
[root@localhost /root]#
Thus spoke David Douthitt:
> On 24 Jan 2001, at 21:19, Tom Eastep wrote:
>
> > It exists in bash
> >
> > -t <seconds>
> >
> > Causes the read to terminate after <seconds> seconds...
>
> I see. Except:
>
> # bash
> [root@bbs pigpen]# read -t 10 X
> read: unknown option: -t
> read: usage: read [-r] [name ...]
> [root@bbs pigpen]# exit
> exit
> # rpm -q bash
> bash-1.14.7-16
> #
>
> What version of bash is this in?
>
>
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