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+## read without -r mangles backslashes
+
+### Problematic code:
+
+    echo "Enter name:"
+    read name
+
+### Correct code:
+
+    echo "Enter name:"
+    read -r name
+
+### Rationale:
+
+By default, `read` will interpret backslashes before spaces and line feeds, and otherwise strip them. This is rarely expected or desired.
+
+Normally you just want to read data, which is what `read -r` does. All `read`s should use `-r` unless you have a good reason not to.
+
+Note that `read -r` will still strip leading and trailing spaces. `IFS="" read -r` prevents this.
+
+### Exceptions:
+
+If you want backslashes to affect field splitting and line terminators instead of being read, you can disable this message with a [[directive]].