On Sun, 2008-08-31 at 17:35 -0400, David L. Craig wrote:
> I can't figure this out. Why does the first pipeline suceed but the second
> fails?
> I'm running an up-to-date Sid.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ fold -w `stty -a | head -1 | awk '{print
> $7}' | tr -d ';'` < /dev/null
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /dev/null | fold -w `stty -a | head -1 | awk '{print
> $7}' | tr -d ';'`
> stty: standard input: Invalid argument
> fold: option requires an argument -- w
> Try `fold --help' for more information.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
Well, I figured out a way around it: stty -a </dev/tty
Solaris behaves similarly. I'm surprised this isn't
documented behavior.
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