Bug#754169: dash: obscure error when attempting to use file descriptors larger than 9

2014-07-08 Thread Jonathan Nieder
forcemerge 590920 754169 quit Hi Nick, Nick wrote: > I gather from this issue that dash will not handle double-digit file > descriptors: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dash/+bug/249620 > > For example, if I try this: > >exec 200>foo > > I get the error > >exec: 200: n

Bug#754169: dash: obscure error when attempting to use file descriptors larger than 9

2014-07-08 Thread Nick
Package: dash Version: 0.5.7-3 Severity: minor Justification: usability enhancement I gather from this issue that dash will not handle double-digit file descriptors: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dash/+bug/249620 For example, if I try this: exec 200>foo I get the error