#!/bin/bash

ring()
{
	:
}

trap ring SIGALRM

{
	while true
	do
		sleep 2
		kill -s SIGALRM $$
	done
} &	# run an "alarm clock" that rings the parent every second second

while IFS=$'=' read key value
#	while read key
do
#		value=${key#*=}
#		key=${key%%=*}

	echo Read: key=\"$key\" value=\"$value\"

done < <(
# This is to emulate a process which output we read
	while true
	do
		sleep 1
		echo key=value
	done
)

exit