On 2008-10-31, Clark J. Wang wrote: ... > # read line <&11 <--- test with fd 11 > bash: 11: Bad file descriptor > #
You haven't opened file descriptor 11: $ ( exec 11<$HOME/.bashrc while read <&11 do printf . done echo exec 11<&- ) ................................................................ -- Chris F.A. Johnson, webmaster <http://Woodbine-Gerrard.com> =================================================================== Author: Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)