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Article #1323Re: bash 1.12.1 question
From: Felix Finch
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 21:33
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 21:33
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>>>>> In article <1992Nov11.205052.6857@panther.mot.com>, sacks@netmgr.mot.com (Dennis Sacks) writes:
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> In bash 1.12.1 (SunOS 4.1.2/sparc) can someone explain this behavior:
> ls -a | head -5 works as expected
> ls -l | head -5 works as expected
> ls -la | head -5 works, but then gives "Broken Pipe" message after execution
Could it be that the directory has so few entries (<=5) that the head
command never shuts down the -a or -l pipe, but -al produces 7 lines
and the pipes cuts off after 5?
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Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!crowfix!crowfix!felix From: felix@crowfix.com (Felix Finch) Subject: Re: bash 1.12.1 question Organization: Scarecrow Repair, Dutch Flat. Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 21:33:28 GMT Message-ID: <FELIX.92Nov15133321@crowfix.com> In-Reply-To: sacks@netmgr.mot.com's message of Wed, 11 Nov 1992 20:50:52 GMT References: <1992Nov11.205052.6857@panther.mot.com> Sender: felix@crowfix.com (Felix Finch) Lines: 18