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Re: About dash as sh

From Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: About dash as sh
Date 2024-06-22 01:30 +0200
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>   When the shell is using standard input and it invokes a command that
>   also uses standard input, the shell shall ensure that the standard
>   input file pointer points directly after the command it has read when
>   the command begins execution.
>
> But I consider this clause is misguided, it should apply only when the
> input is a tty.

And if it's not a tty, you get some kind of Undefined Behavior?
I don't think I'd like that because I don't think the benefit would be worth
the UB troubles.

> Relying on it is a terrible idea.

I'd tend to agree.


        Stefan

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About dash as sh Ilya Kazakevich <ilya.kazakevich@jetbrains.com> - 2024-06-21 00:30 +0200
  Re: About dash as sh Mike Castle <dalgoda+debian@gmail.com> - 2024-06-21 09:00 +0200
  Re: About dash as sh Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2024-06-21 12:20 +0200
    Re: About dash as sh Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-06-21 13:30 +0200
      Re: About dash as sh Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2024-06-21 13:50 +0200
        Re: About dash as sh Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-06-21 14:00 +0200
          Re: About dash as sh Mike Castle <dalgoda+debian@gmail.com> - 2024-06-21 18:50 +0200
            Re: About dash as sh Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-06-21 19:20 +0200
        Re: About dash as sh Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2024-06-22 01:30 +0200
          Re: About dash as sh Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2024-06-24 08:20 +0200
            Re: About dash as sh Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> - 2024-06-24 08:40 +0200
              [OFFTOPIC] Re: About dash as sh Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2024-06-24 15:00 +0200
  Re: About dash as sh Ilya Kazakevich <ilya.kazakevich@jetbrains.com> - 2024-06-26 20:20 +0200
    Re: About dash as sh Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-06-28 05:00 +0200

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