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[Help-bash] read

From: Bill Gradwohl
Subject: [Help-bash] read
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:47:35 -0600
address@hidden ~# TMOUT=1; read; echo $?; sleep 10
142


Can I count on that return code for a timeout?

What are the other read return codes?

BTW the sleep 10 is so I can see what went on.
On Fedora 16 Gnome 3 x86_64 fully patched, this always causes the terminal session to die.

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Bill Gradwohl

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