On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Paul Gilmartin <paulgboul...@aim.com>wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:09:45 -0500, Kirk Wolf wrote: > > > >(*Note*: in the following examples, shell input is bold and follows "> ". > > Also: you need "set -o pipecurrent" when piping jessym output into > "read" > >or "." ) > > > So, I asked myself, "Why pipecurrent?" Then I saw: > > >*> set -o pipecurrent * > >*> jessym A | read -r myvar* > >*> echo $myvar* > >B > > > ... but "pipecurrent isn't necessary if you do: > > jessym A | ( read -r myvar*; echo $myvar* ) > > I don't think that the above works. A couple of requirements to consider: - the variable (myvar) wants to be set in the current shell, and not a subshell - jessym needs to run in the current address space. This is why myvar=$(jessym A) doesn't work ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
