From: James W Sager Iii Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Bash cat, (humor, needed to be said) Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 17:33:19 -0500 Organization: Junior, MCS Undeclared, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 9 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: andrew.cmu.edu To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk >> > bash$ cat - >|> > result in cat returning immediately without accepting input. >Summarizing: Opinion so far is that this is a problem in Bash, not in cat. Hmmm, my experience with cats seem to suggest that it is a problem with your cat. Most cats upon being bashed, tend not to return regardless of any input given.