On Sun, 31 Aug 2008, David L. Craig wrote:
> On Sun, 2008-08-31 at 17:35 -0400, David L. Craig wrote:
> > I can't figure this out. Why does the first pipeline suceed but the second
> > fails?
> > I'm running an up-to-date Sid.
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ fold -w `stty -a | head -1 | awk
> > '{print $7}' | tr -d ';'` < /dev/null
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /dev/null | fold -w `stty -a | head -1 | awk
> > '{print $7}' | tr -d ';'`
> > stty: standard input: Invalid argument
> > fold: option requires an argument -- w
> > Try `fold --help' for more information.
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
>
> Well, I figured out a way around it: stty -a </dev/tty
> Solaris behaves similarly. I'm surprised this isn't
> documented behavior.
You can file a wishlist bug against coreutils, asking for the documentation
update...
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