Hello
I have seen a similar problem on Windows 7, using Cygwin bash version 4.4.12(3)-release (x86_64-unknown-cygwin). After repeating a simplified test on my own host and 6 other colleagues, my conclusion is that the cause is found in BeyondTrust SecureDesktop, which you also may have installed (I saw you wrote something about TrustedInstaller). I have raised an internal case with my IT service desk to resolve the issue (and see what they can do). The observations are as follows, in bash, standing in a subdir with 3 files a,b and c: (The results shown are on a host with SecureDesktop, but the only difference is at the last command) $ ls a b c $ echo $(ls) a b c $ echo $(ls|sort) a b c $ echo "$(ls)" a b c $ echo "$(ls|sort)" $ The problem is seen in the last line, where no output is produced, and the expected output is just like the previous command (the one without the ‘sort’). 3 colleagues also with SecureDesktop sees the same as I do, and 3 other colleagues without SecureDesktop sees the expected result (the last command produces output). Best regards Erik Haukjær Andersen Sr Pncpl Software Developer -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple