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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> 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.

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