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Re: Piped Commands Loss Of Output


> 
> Has anyone noticed a transient loss of output with piped commands
> similar to the following:
> 
>     $ fgrep export .bashrc | wc
>          12      30     339
>     $ fgrep export .bashrc | wc
>     $
> 

Yes, I 've observed it too. 

> >From the above examples, I conclude that sometimes I get all output,
> no output, and some output.
> 

I experience the same random behavior; it happens only from within bash.
(When I use 4DOS.COM, I don't get problems; I cannot be decisive about
COMMAND.COM, since I don't use it frequently.)

> I am using b18 with Sergey's coolview 25 Nov 97.  I seem to remember
> that I began to observe this problem when I upgraded to one of Sergey's
> coolview ?? Sept 97 versions.  Has anyone observed this too?  Anyone
> know whats wrong?
> 

I use Win95 + b18 + coolview of Nov. 03, 1997. (Is your Nov. 25 version
different? I didn't notice an announcement for anything newer from what
I have. If yes, what are the differences?)

Bye,
Kimon.
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