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Re: [50 character or so descriptive subject here (for reference)]


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: [50 character or so descriptive subject here (for reference)]
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 13:20:21 -0400

> Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
> Machine: i686
> OS: linux-gnu
> Compiler: gcc
> Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686' 
> -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu' 
> -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64  -I. 
> -I//include -I. -I./include -I./lib -I//include -mcpu=i686 -march=i686 -O3 
> -pipe
> uname output: Linux yde.flatmonk.org 2.4.10 #1 Fri Sep 28 11:03:46 EST 2001 
> i686 unknown
> Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
> 
> Bash Version: 2.04
> Patch Level: 0
> Release Status: release
> 
> Description:
>       Bash loses value of variables that are read from a pipeline.
> 
> Repeat-By:
>       Why doesn't this work?
> 
>           echo asdf | read b

Read the Bash FAQ, question E4.

-- 
``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer
( ``Discere est Dolere'' -- chet)

Chet Ramey, CWRU    chet@po.CWRU.Edu    http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/



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