tests/read2.sub

   1 a=4
   2
   3 read -t 2 a < /dev/tty
   4 estat=$?
   5 if [ $estat -gt 128 ]; then
   6         echo timeout 1: ok
   7 else
   8         echo $estat
   9 fi
  10
  11 echo $a
  12
  13 sleep 5 | read -t 1 a
  14 estat=$?
  15 if [ $estat -gt 128 ]; then
  16         echo timeout 2: ok
  17 else
  18         echo $estat
  19 fi
  20
  21 echo $a
  22
  23 read -t -3 a < /dev/tty
  24 echo $?
  25
  26 echo $a
  27
  28 # the above should all time out
  29 echo abcde | {
  30         read -t 2 a
  31         echo $a
  32 }