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Re: Subject: Bash leaking unnamed pipes (leaking pipes)
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: Subject: Bash leaking unnamed pipes (leaking pipes) |
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Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:34:05 -0400 |
> Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
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> Bash Version: 3.2
> Patch Level: 48
> Release Status: release
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> Description:
> Bash seems to be opening unnamed pipes for use in tab completion, but
> not closing them. These pipes are then also not closed across execve.
The named pipes are actually being opened by the bash-completion package.
The bug I think this is referring to was fixed in bash-4.0.
Chet
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