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commit b42491e3237735a9d31f6578ca4887f8be6b6742
Author: Eric Blake <address@hidden>
Date:   Wed Oct 20 16:56:40 2010 -0600

    docs: document dash bug in <>
    
    * doc/autoconf.texi (File Descriptors): Dash 0.5.5 truncates on
    <>; at least this was fixed in dash 0.5.6.
    
    Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <address@hidden>

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Summary of changes:
 ChangeLog         |    6 ++++++
 doc/autoconf.texi |   12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9217438..34b3be4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2010-10-20  Eric Blake  <address@hidden>
+
+       docs: document dash bug in <>
+       * doc/autoconf.texi (File Descriptors): Dash 0.5.5 truncates on
+       <>; at least this was fixed in dash 0.5.6.
+
 2010-10-12  Ralf Wildenhues  <address@hidden>
 
        tests: avoid AC_CACHE_CHECK test failure with dash.
diff --git a/doc/autoconf.texi b/doc/autoconf.texi
index b957083..adbdded 100644
--- a/doc/autoconf.texi
+++ b/doc/autoconf.texi
@@ -15060,6 +15060,18 @@ $ @kbd{echo hi >&5}
 bash: echo: write error: Communication error on send
 @end example
 
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+Furthermore, versions of @command{dash} before 0.5.6 mistakenly truncate
+regular files when using @samp{<>}:
+
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+$ @kbd{echo a > file}
+$ @kbd{bash -c ': 1<>file'; cat file}
+a
+$ @kbd{dash -c ': 1<>file'; cat file}
+$ rm a
address@hidden example
+
 When catering to old systems, don't redirect the same file descriptor
 several times, as you are doomed to failure under Ultrix.
 


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