*
**=>which read**
**which: no read in
(/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:/root/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/opt/kde3/bin)**
**3
*read is a built in. there is no subshell.
any way, it seems then to me that even IF "read" was a subshell, the
scope of
On 2013-12-24 09:25:05 +0100, rens wrote:
> *read is a built in. there is no subshell.
$ echo "$BASHPID"; : | echo "$BASHPID"
26269
26271
> any way, it seems then to me that even IF "read" was a subshell, the scope
> of that would start and end with the read statement.
I don't know
Mr Down,
you are a master at evading the issue.
and therefore, i.m.h.o, completely useless as a programmer.
If you try explain your statements about scope to yourself.
you do risk to end up in a endless loop of your own making.
I wish you a merry christmas.
On 12/24/13 09:29, Chris Down
On 2013-12-24 10:16:28 +0100, rens wrote:
> you are a master at evading the issue.
>
> and therefore, i.m.h.o, completely useless as a programmer.
You appear to have become confused into thinking that I have an interest
in helping people that do not want to listen or learn. I apologise if I
misl
On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 11:57:32PM +0100, rens wrote:
> ls -1 /usr/bin|head -10 |while read fname
> do
> cval=$(( cval +1 ))
> echo cval = $cval file = $fname
> done
> # one would think cval is now 10. but it is not, contrary to any other
> programming language
>
> echo " after while: c
On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 07:49:28PM +0100, rens wrote:
> I understand the technical origin of the behaviour.
> Spend +25 yrs in unix. I am so old, that I remember fighting (at my
> 40th) with linux 0.79, I think
>
> However, I am questioning if this is what a programming language should do.
Use something to trim your prompt usefully (or rigidly like bash prompt builtin
'\w'):
--- in your .bashrc define these:
# return a shorted path when displayed path would take up > 50% width of screen
alias int=declare\ -i _e=echo _pf=printf exp=export ret=return
exp __dpf__='local -a P
rens wrote:
this script:
___
export cval=0
echo entering while
# listing ten files, to generate some output to count.
ls -1 /usr/bin|head -10 |while read fname
do
cval=$(( cval +1 ))
echo cval = $cval file = $fname
done
# one would think cval is now 10. but it is not, con
On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 07:49:28PM +0100, rens wrote:
> > I understand the technical origin of the behaviour.
> > Spend +25 yrs in unix. I am so old, that I remember fighting (at my
> > 40th) with linux 0.79, I think
> >
> > However, I
