Re: Why tail coreutil cannot work as its input is from tee

[Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev]

if u d try echo .. | tee >( >/dev/null ) | tail -1
i havent tested, but im trying to say, the stdout by head seems to be taken
i mean heads stdout prioritizes
im not sure.. ppl ( that know .. ) .. write about it :)

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From: Budi <budikusasi@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 09:38
Subject: Why tail coreutil cannot work as its input is from tee
To: <bug-bash@gnu.org>


How come tail coreutil cannot work as its input is from tee

$ echo -e '9\n4\n3\n2\n8\n7\n3\n1' |tail -1
1

But :

$ echo -e '9\n4\n3\n2\n8\n7\n3\n1' |tee >(head -1) |tail -1
9

Please help explain