1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/shell/Config.in b/shell/Config.in
index f9fb8488f..eb4616672 100644
--- a/shell/Config.in
+++ b/shell/Config.in
@@ -53,16 +53,22 @@ config CONFIG_ASH_JOB_CONTROL
         help
           Enable job control in the ash shell.
 
-config CONFIG_ASH_TIMEOUT
-        bool "  Enable read timeout support."
+config CONFIG_ASH_READ_NCHARS
+        bool "  Enable 'read -n N' and 'read -s' support"
         default n
-        depends on CONFIG_ASH_JOB_CONTROL
+        depends on CONFIG_ASH
         help
-          This option provides read -t <seconds> support.
+          'read -n N' will return a value after N characters have been read.
+          'read -s' will read without echoing the user's input.
 
-          read builtin which allows the function to pass control back 
-          if no character input is read from the terminal within a set
-          number of seconds.
+config CONFIG_ASH_READ_TIMEOUT
+        bool "  Enable 'read -t S' support."
+        default n
+        depends on CONFIG_ASH
+        help
+          'read -t S' will return a value after S seconds have passed.
+          This implementation will allow fractional seconds, expressed
+          as a decimal fraction, e.g. 'read -t 2.5 foo'.
 
 config CONFIG_ASH_ALIAS
         bool "  Enable alias support"