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Re: [Help-bash] multiline random paste or how to properly use (named) st
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Greg Wooledge |
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Re: [Help-bash] multiline random paste or how to properly use (named) streams |
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Tue, 13 Mar 2018 13:47:47 -0400 |
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On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 12:57:45PM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> while true; do
> # Read 1-5 lines from first file.
> n=$((1 + RANDOM%5))
> for ((i=1; i<=n; i++)); do
> IFS= read -r line <&3 || break
Both of these "break" commands should have been "break 2". Sorry 'bout
that. Also, the script as written is completely untested, so there
could be other bugs lurking.