Re: interactive documentation for read builtin differes from manual, leaves out critical info

Chet Ramey <[email protected]> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:11:57 -0400
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Subject: Re: interactive documentation for read builtin differes from manual,
 leaves out critical info
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