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Date:	Sun, 29 Apr 2001 19:15:29 +0200
From:	Corinna Vinschen <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
To:	cygwin <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	Re: bash 2.05 broken -i flag
Message-ID:	<20010429191529.B22095@cygbert.vinschen.de>
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In-Reply-To:	<20010425103958.B173@dothill.com>; from Jason.Tishler@dothill.com on Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 10:39:58AM -0400

On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 10:39:58AM -0400, Jason Tishler wrote:
> Invoking bash 2.05-2 with the "-i" option does not seem to cause problems:
> 
>     $ bash -i
>     $ vi
>     $
> 
> But, if the first line of a shell script contains "-i" then bad things
> happen:
> 
>     $ cat foo.sh
>     #! /bin/bash -i
>     echo hello
>     $ foo.sh
>     $ # *** Note no output -- hello should have been echoed ***
>     $ vi
>     bash: [360: 3] tcsetattr: Not a character device
>                                                 
>                                                     [1]+  Stopped  vi
>     $ stty sane
>     $ jobs
>     [1]-  Stopped                 vi
>     [2]+  Stopped                 stty sane

Just to let you know, I have sent a note to Chet Ramey since I have
no clue why that happens. Hope to get an answer or patch soon.

Corinna

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