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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/libbb/lineedit.c b/libbb/lineedit.c
index 1390ed6..460e27f 100644
--- a/libbb/lineedit.c
+++ b/libbb/lineedit.c
@@ -2206,14 +2206,17 @@ int FAST_FUNC read_line_input(line_input_t *st, const char *prompt, char *comman
#define command command_must_not_be_used
new_settings = initial_settings;
- new_settings.c_lflag &= ~ICANON; /* unbuffered input */
- /* Turn off echoing and CTRL-C, so we can trap it */
- new_settings.c_lflag &= ~(ECHO | ECHONL | ISIG);
- /* Hmm, in linux c_cc[] is not parsed if ICANON is off */
+ /* ~ICANON: unbuffered input (most c_cc[] are disabled, VMIN/VTIME are enabled) */
+ /* ~ECHO, ~ECHONL: turn off echoing, including newline echoing */
+ /* ~ISIG: turn off INTR (ctrl-C), QUIT, SUSP */
+ new_settings.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO | ECHONL | ISIG);
+ /* reads would block only if < 1 char is available */
new_settings.c_cc[VMIN] = 1;
+ /* no timeout (reads block forever) */
new_settings.c_cc[VTIME] = 0;
- /* Turn off CTRL-C, so we can trap it */
- new_settings.c_cc[VINTR] = _POSIX_VDISABLE;
+ /* Should be not needed if ISIG is off: */
+ /* Turn off CTRL-C */
+ /* new_settings.c_cc[VINTR] = _POSIX_VDISABLE; */
tcsetattr_stdin_TCSANOW(&new_settings);
#if ENABLE_USERNAME_OR_HOMEDIR