diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-read/read_ifs.right b/shell/ash_test/ash-read/read_ifs.right
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..027ecd1
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+++ b/shell/ash_test/ash-read/read_ifs.right
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+.a. .b. .c.
+.a. .b. .c.
+.a. .. .b,c.
+.a. .. .b,c.
+.a. .. .c.
+.a. .. .c. .d.
+.a. .. .b,c,d  ,  ,.
diff --git a/shell/ash_test/ash-read/read_ifs.tests b/shell/ash_test/ash-read/read_ifs.tests
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index 0000000..cf7cd93
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+printf 'a\t\tb\tc\n' | ( IFS=$(printf "\t") read a b c; echo ".$a. .$b. .$c." )
+printf 'a\t\tb\tc\n' | ( IFS=$(printf " \t") read a b c; echo ".$a. .$b. .$c." )
+printf 'a,,b,c\n'    | ( IFS="," read a b c; echo ".$a. .$b. .$c." )
+printf 'a,,b,c\n'    | ( IFS=" ," read a b c; echo ".$a. .$b. .$c." )
+printf 'a ,, c\n'    | ( IFS=" ," read a b c; echo ".$a. .$b. .$c." )
+printf 'a ,, c d\n'  | ( IFS=" ," read a b c d; echo ".$a. .$b. .$c. .$d." )
+printf ' a,,b,c,d  ,  ,\n' | ( IFS=" ," read a b c; echo ".$a. .$b. .$c." )