Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: i686 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/ locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -march=i686 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -DDEFAULT_PATH_VALUE='/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/ bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin' -DSTANDARD_UTILS_PATH='/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin' -DSYS_BASHRC='/etc/bash.bashrc' -DSYS_BASH_LOGOUT='/etc/bash.bash_logout' uname output: Linux arch 2.6.35-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Sep 21 11:00:23 UTC 2010 i686 Pentium III (Katmai) GenuineIntel GNU/Linux Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.1 Patch Level: 9 Release Status: release read <ENTER><^D> -> the EOF terminates read and it exists with a false exist status. read -n4 <ENTER><^D> -> the ^D is read by read and stored in REPLY. read does not terminate.