RE: bash question

-----Original Message-----
From:	fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Dario Lesca
Sent:	Wed 10/31/2007 09:12 AM
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Subject:	bash question

In this shell script:

> #!/bin/bash
> i=0
> 
> printf "a a a\nb b b\nc c c\n" |
> while read x
> do
>         i=$[i+1]
>         echo "$x: ($i)"
> done
> 
> echo $i

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By pipe'ing the commands together, you cause the while loop to be executed in a subshell. Change your script to be:

#!/bin/bash
i=0

while read x
do
         i=$[i+1]
         echo "$x: ($i)"
done << _EOF_
a a a
b b b
c c c
_EOF_

echo $i

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