Re: "read"

[Doug Kearns]

On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 12:46:41PM +0100, Gabor Kiss [Bitman] wrote:
> Dear folks,
> 
> bash(1) man page should be extended a bit. :-)
> 
>        read [-er] [-a aname] [-p prompt] [name ...]
>               ...
>               Common pitfalls:
>                       command | read var
>               In this construct the outermost shell forks a subprocess
>               for "read". "Read" sets variable "var" _in_his_own_
>               environment, that will not effect the calling shell's
>               environment.

See question E4 in the FAQ.

Regards,
Doug