commit bash-20080911 snapshot

doc/bash.1

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 .\"	Case Western Reserve University
 .\"	chet@po.cwru.edu
 .\"
-.\"	Last Change: Sat Sep  6 13:05:54 EDT 2008
+.\"	Last Change: Sat Sep 13 18:27:41 EDT 2008
 .\"
 .\" bash_builtins, strip all but Built-Ins section
 .if \n(zZ=1 .ig zZ
 .if \n(zY=1 .ig zY
-.TH BASH 1 "2008 September 6" "GNU Bash-4.0"
+.TH BASH 1 "2008 September 13" "GNU Bash-4.0"
 .\"
 .\" There's some problem with having a `@'
 .\" in a tagged paragraph with the BSD man macros.
@@ -4535,18 +4535,27 @@ This is the library that handles reading input when using an interactive
 shell, unless the
 .B \-\-noediting
 option is given at shell invocation.
+Line editing is also used when using the \fB\-e\fP option to the
+\fBread\fP builtin.
 By default, the line editing commands are similar to those of emacs.
 A vi-style line editing interface is also available.
-To turn off line editing after the shell is running, use the
-.B +o emacs
+Line editing can be enabled at any time using the
+.B \-o emacs
 or
-.B +o vi
+.B \-o vi
 options to the
 .B set
 builtin (see
 .SM
 .B SHELL BUILTIN COMMANDS
 below).
+To turn off line editing after the shell is running, use the
+.B +o emacs
+or
+.B +o vi
+options to the
+.B set
+builtin.
 .SS "Readline Notation"
 .PP
 In this section, the emacs-style notation is used to denote
@@ -7842,6 +7851,8 @@ is coming from a terminal,
 .SM
 .B READLINE
 above) is used to obtain the line.
+Readline uses the current (or default, if line editing was not previously
+active) editing settings.
 .TP
 .B \-i \fItext\fP
 If

doc/bash.1~

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 .\"	Case Western Reserve University
 .\"	chet@po.cwru.edu
 .\"
-.\"	Last Change: Fri Aug 22 12:45:34 EDT 2008
+.\"	Last Change: Sat Sep  6 13:05:54 EDT 2008
 .\"
 .\" bash_builtins, strip all but Built-Ins section
 .if \n(zZ=1 .ig zZ
 .if \n(zY=1 .ig zY
-.TH BASH 1 "2008 August 22" "GNU Bash-4.0"
+.TH BASH 1 "2008 September 6" "GNU Bash-4.0"
 .\"
 .\" There's some problem with having a `@'
 .\" in a tagged paragraph with the BSD man macros.
@@ -7876,6 +7876,8 @@ the decimal point.
 This option is only effective if \fBread\fP is reading input from a
 terminal, pipe, or other special file; it has no effect when reading
 from regular files.
+If \fItimeout\fP is 0, \fBread\fP returns success if input is available on
+the specified file descriptor, failure otherwise.
 The exit status is greater than 128 if the timeout is exceeded.
 .TP
 .B \-u \fIfd\fP

doc/bashref.texi

@@ -3716,6 +3716,8 @@ rather than newline.
 
 @item -e
 Readline (@pxref{Command Line Editing}) is used to obtain the line.
+Readline uses the current (or default, if line editing was not previously
+active) editing settings.
 
 @item -i @var{text}
 If Readline is being used to read the line, @var{text} is placed into

doc/bashref.texi~

@@ -3748,6 +3748,8 @@ the decimal point.
 This option is only effective if @code{read} is reading input from a
 terminal, pipe, or other special file; it has no effect when reading
 from regular files.
+If @var{timeout} is 0, @code{read} returns success if input is available on
+the specified file descriptor, failure otherwise.
 The exit status is greater than 128 if the timeout is exceeded.
 
 @item -u @var{fd}

doc/version.texi

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 Copyright (C) 1988-2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @end ignore
 
-@set LASTCHANGE Sat Sep  6 13:05:30 EDT 2008
+@set LASTCHANGE Sat Sep 13 18:27:23 EDT 2008
 
 @set EDITION 4.0
 @set VERSION 4.0
-@set UPDATED 6 September 2008
+@set UPDATED 13 September 2008
 @set UPDATED-MONTH September 2008

doc/version.texi~

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 Copyright (C) 1988-2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @end ignore
 
-@set LASTCHANGE Fri Aug 22 12:46:16 EDT 2008
+@set LASTCHANGE Sat Sep  6 13:05:30 EDT 2008
 
 @set EDITION 4.0
 @set VERSION 4.0
-@set UPDATED 22 August 2008
-@set UPDATED-MONTH August 2008
+@set UPDATED 6 September 2008
+@set UPDATED-MONTH September 2008