See following example: [STEP 100] # echo $BASH_VERSION 4.4.5(2)-release [STEP 101] # read -N 5 v abcd<ENTER> [STEP 102] # printf '%q\n' "$v" $'abcd\n' [STEP 103] # read -N 5 v <ENTER> <ENTER> abc[STEP 104] # printf '%q\n' "$v" abc [STEP 105] #
The second read did not return the leading "\n"s. According to the manual of read -N, "the result is not split on the characters in IFS" but I'm not sure how to understand this. Is the behavior correct? Thanks. -clark
