Ugly bug in CSH

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From: utzoodecvaxyale-comhawley
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1982 11:13

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Ugly bug in CSH:

     If a backquoted expression is interrupted, the shell hangs,
     and user must log in again (and kill off the remaining zombies).

Example:

     /bin/cat `foo`

If you send "foo" an interrupt (eg, ^C), the thing dies miserably.

- Mike Hawley

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From: utzoo!decvax!yale-com!hawley
Newsgroups: net.bugs
Title: Ugly bug in CSH
Article-I.D.: yale-com.393
Posted: Mon Nov 29 11:13:59 1982
Received: Tue Nov 30 00:51:58 1982
Subject: Ugly bug in CSH
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1982 11:13:59 +0000
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