From:	chet AT nike DOT ins DOT cwru DOT edu (Chet Ramey)
Subject:	Re: BUG? read and pipe
9 Apr 1998 21:26:30 -0700 :
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To:	Kjeld DOT F DOT Christensen AT dxd DOT ericsson DOT se
Cc:	gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com, chet AT po DOT cwru DOT edu

> I have a problem combining the read command and a pipe in bash
> 
> bash.exe-2.01$ echo ffff | read ddd
> bash.exe-2.01$ echo $ddd
> 
> bash.exe-2.01$ echo ffff > e
> bash.exe-2.01$ read dd < e
> bash.exe-2.01$ echo $dd
> ffff
> 
> Is this a bug or what?

No.  Read the Bash FAQ, question 28.

-- 
``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer

Chet Ramey, Case Western Reserve University	Internet: chet AT po DOT CWRU DOT Edu
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