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"IFS=." inside a subprocess can not influence the read builtin: read A B C D < <(IFS=.; echo $(/usr/local/bin/ipaddr)) should be: IFS="." read A B C D < <(echo $(/usr/local/bin/ipaddr)) _______________________________________________ Bug-bash mailing list Bug-bash@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-bash