Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i686
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I./include -I./lib -O2 -march=i686
-fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -w
uname output: Linux wst07 2.6.15.1 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Jan 21 15:06:51 CET 2006
i686 pentium4 i386 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 3.1
Patch Level: 5
Release Status: release
Description:
a exit inside a loop inside a pipe exits's the loop and not the
script. may bee a error.
Repeat-By:
#!/bin/bash
x() {
exit 1
}
echo -e "1\n2\n" >error.fil
echo "start"
cat error.fil | while read a; do
x
done
# this should never be executed
echo "if you see this, it's an error"
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