Re: strange behavior

[Paul Jarc]

"Ruud Baart" <R.J.Baart@Prompt.nl> wrote:
> let COUNTER=0
> echo -e "line a\nline b\nline c"|while read LINE
> do
>    let COUNTER++
>    echo "$COUNTER: $LINE"
> done
> echo "\$COUNTER=$COUNTER"

See the bash FAQ, entry E4.


paul