David Korn writes: > cc: james.d.carlson at sun.com > Subject: Re: Re: [shell-discuss] Problem capturing stdout from fork'd > process > -------- > > > Why wait for both? It's not as though the command can generate more > > output after closing stdout, is it? > > > > > > Since command substitution runs in the same process group as the shell, > it will interfere with job control. > > It neither be a foreground process or a background process.
Good point, though I'd expect anything that does this sort of work would do a proper setsid in the child and get itself out from under the shell's thumb as quickly as possible -- something like `ssh-agent' -- and thus not really be a concern. -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <james.d.carlson at sun.com> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677
