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RE: "exec >/dev/null 2>&1" hangs shell
From: |
Billinghurst, David (CRTS) |
Subject: |
RE: "exec >/dev/null 2>&1" hangs shell |
Date: |
Thu, 9 May 2002 11:18:10 +1000 |
(Hides in shame). Thanks for pointing out the obvious.
-----Original Message-----
From: Andreas Schwab [mailto:schwab@suse.de]
Sent: Thursday, 9 May 2002 11:15
To: Billinghurst, David (CRTS)
Cc: bug-bash@gnu.org
Subject: Re: "exec >/dev/null 2>&1" hangs shell
"Billinghurst, David (CRTS)" <David.Billinghurst@riotinto.com> writes:
|> On both:
|> - irix6.5 with bash-2.04
|> - cygwin with bash-2.05a
|> the command "exec > /dev/null 2>&1" hangs.
It doesn't. Type "exit" or EOF to exit. Of course, you won't see any
output, since that is promptly discarded.
Andreas.
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