Hi, Please don't break threads by replying to individuals, it destroys the flow of conversation :-)
I completely disagree that this would be an improvement to bash. It goes against convention and the principle of least astonishment. It is very un-Unix. Chris On 19 February 2013 22:56, Nikolas Kallis <n...@nikolaskallis.com> wrote: > Dear Chris, > > > > > This is to do with the way Linux handles open file descriptors. It is not a >> bug in bash, it is expected (and anticipated) behaviour. >> > > Bash can be improved by making it check for changes on each return. > > > > Regards, > > Nikolas Kallis
