Eric Blake wrote: > According to Ralf Wildenhues on 9/13/2008 1:27 AM: >>> # for i in 1 2 3 ; do : >x$i ; sleep 60 ; done ; date ; ls -l x* >>> Wednesday, September 3, 2008 1:25:25 PM PDT >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Sep 3 13:22 x1 >>> >>> it seems that the no-op is removed from the loop after the first iteration. >>> I guessed as much, but this makes it clearer. Pretty weird. - Bruce >> Indeed. OK to install this patch to describe the issue? > > Yes, please apply.
What about suggesting "touch" instead? Can we assume its presence? Paolo
