Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i386
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i386'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i386-redhat-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='redhat' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -D_GNU_SOURCE
-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -I/usr/include -O2
-march=i386 -mcpu=i686
uname output: Linux grass 2.4.29 #1 Wed Mar 23 09:00:50 EST 2005 i686 unknown
Machine Type: i386-redhat-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 2.05
Patch Level: 8
Release Status: release
Description:
if "read -n" is used to read control character input from
a tty, it will miscount the input characters by a factor
of two.
Repeat-By:
$ read -n 5 a
^A^A^A$
$
$ echo $a | hexdump -c
0000000 001 001 001 \n
0000004
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