Re: variable lost when while loop piped

2007-06-03 Thread Ed L. Cashin 

On 6/2/07, Paul Jarc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   A variable set inside a while loop loses its value if
   the while loop is piped to a command, e.g., sed.

This is normal.  Read entry E4 in the bash FAQ.


Thank you for the reminder.  Sorry for the noise.

--
 Ed L. Cashin [EMAIL PROTECTED]


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Re: variable lost when while loop piped

2007-06-02 Thread Paul Jarc 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   A variable set inside a while loop loses its value if
   the while loop is piped to a command, e.g., sed.

This is normal.  Read entry E4 in the bash FAQ.


paul


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