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Re: can't suspend out of read
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Paul Jarc |
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Re: can't suspend out of read |
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Mon, 03 Dec 2001 11:02:29 -0500 |
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Chet Ramey <chet@nike.ins.cwru.edu> wrote:
>> Hurmf, Can't suspend
>> $ read important_variable_1 important_variable_2
>> with C-z.
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> Of course not. `read' is a shell builtin. No separate process
> is spawned to execute it.
Builtins could be made suspendable. Dunno if it would be worth the
effort, though.
paul