With multiple bash scripts running for over a month, I now have random read fails at least once an hour PER SCRIPT. Restarting the script did not help. Restarting bash helps for a while.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to bash in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1283309 Title: bash built-in read timeout (-t) doesn't work Status in bash package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: This should timeout after 2 seconds (based on bash man page) but it doesn't: #read -t 2 test (waits infinitely, only terminates after pressing [enter] or ctrl-C, etc..) bash --version: GNU bash, version 4.2.25(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Installed bash package version: 4.2-2ubuntu2.1 $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS Release: 12.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/+bug/1283309/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp