Re: exit from a piped while read does not exit program but function

[Chet Ramey]

> Machine Type: i586-pc-linux-gnu
> 
> Bash Version: 2.05a
> Patch Level: 0
> Release Status: release
> 
> Description:
>       [Detailed description of the problem, suggestion, or complaint.]
>       
> I have a test program below that reads a file in a function and if an error 
> occurs it is supposed to
> exit the program.  
> 
> However, as you can see from this simple program it does not exit.
> 
> Am I missing the purpose or function of the exit statement?

You are missing the fact that each element of a pipeline is run in a
subshell.  The `exit' exits the subshell, not the calling program.

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