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  • Committer: Package Import Robot
  • Author(s): Sandro Tosi
  • Date: 2012-06-03 10:57:27 UTC
  • mfrom: (1.2.6)
  • Revision ID: package-import@ubuntu.com-20120603105727-rm7frl4feikr2swm
Tags: 6.5-1
* New upstream release
* debian/watch
  - updated
* debian/abs-guide.lintian-overrides
  - updated for new upstream code
* debian/control
  - bump Standards-Version to 3.9.3 (no changes needed)

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#!/bin/bash
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# Redirecting stdin using 'exec'.
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exec 6<&0          # Link file descriptor #6 with stdin.
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                   # Saves stdin.
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exec < data-file   # stdin replaced by file "data-file"
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read a1            # Reads first line of file "data-file".
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read a2            # Reads second line of file "data-file."
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echo
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echo "Following lines read from file."
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echo "-------------------------------"
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echo $a1
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echo $a2
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echo; echo; echo
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exec 0<&6 6<&-
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#  Now restore stdin from fd #6, where it had been saved,
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#+ and close fd #6 ( 6<&- ) to free it for other processes to use.
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#
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# <&6 6<&-    also works.
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echo -n "Enter data  "
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read b1  # Now "read" functions as expected, reading from normal stdin.
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echo "Input read from stdin."
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echo "----------------------"
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echo "b1 = $b1"
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echo
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exit 0