From:	Sergei Listvin <serg AT tanigawa DOT spb DOT ru>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: bash pipe problem
Date:	30 Dec 1998 20:15:38 +0300
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Hello Eli Zaretskii!
on Wed, Dec 30, 1998 at 01:29:44PM +0200, you wrote:
> 
> On 30 Dec 1998, Sergei Listvin wrote:
> > bash$ ls|less #or anything to the right of the bar
> > bash$ pipe error: No such file or directory (ENOENT)
> 
> This is in the FAQ (section 6.11): most probably, your TMPDIR environment 
> variable points to an invalid directory.
Thanks a lot, exactly as you said.
 
> > Sorry, if it's a FAQ.
> 
> Don't be sorry, read it.
Actually I did read it, but section 6.11 in my distribution says
"How to search DJGPP archives ...". Unfortunately it's of no use
for me - I have no Internet access. If your FAQ says something
different, probably mine is obsolete. 
> 
> > TMPDIR=c:/>tmp
>          ^^^^^^^
> See the problem now?
Thanks again.
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