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Subject:	Re: ssh breaks while loop
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CB wrote:
> If file hostlist contains:
> hosta
> hostb
> hostc
>  
> then execute this shell script:
> while read host
> do
>     ssh $host ls -al .profile
> done < hostlist
>  
> the while loop executes one time and quits.
>  
> But,
> while read host
> do
>     echo $host
> done < hostlist
>  
> executes 3 times.
>  
> Am I missing something or is this a bug?


This isn't Cygwin-specific so it's off-topic for this list.

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