Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 13:06:03 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Laurynas Biveinis <lauras AT softhome DOT net>
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Subject: Re: Bash 2.04 beta 5 released
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On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, Laurynas Biveinis wrote:

> Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > > -#if defined (__MSDOS__)
> > > -      if (fildes[0] >= 0)
> > > -     {
> > > -       close (fildes[0]);
> > > -       fildes[0] = -1;
> > > -     }
> > > -      if (fildes[1] >= 0)
> > > -     {
> > > -       close (fildes[1]);
> > > -       fildes[1] = -1;
> > > -     }
> > > -#else
> > 
> > Were those lines added or deleted in the latest beta version?
> 
> Deleted.

Then these missing close calls might well be the reason.

I understand that Bash now uses some special technique where temporary 
files need to be automagically removed, but it seems that this not always 
works.