> $ echo $SHELL > /bin/bash2 > $ help read > read: read [-ers] [-t timeout] [-p prompt] [-a array] [-n nchars] > [-d delim] [name ...] Hmmm.. I guess that explains it. I was using a linux box with bash, not bash2. Thanks, Joel
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