How linux pipes end
by ychaouche from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5AHA3)
Read the following trace carefully. When do you expect the command should "return" ?
Code:root@messagerie[10.10.10.19] ~ # grep foo --line-buffered | head -1
this
is
ignored
but foo
but foo
should make the pipe stop
but it doesn't
until the second occurence
of foo
root@messagerie[10.10.10.19] ~ #
Code:root@messagerie[10.10.10.19] ~ # grep foo --line-buffered | head -1
this
is
ignored
but foo
but foo
should make the pipe stop
but it doesn't
until the second occurence
of foo
root@messagerie[10.10.10.19] ~ #