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RE: why doesn't "exec" replace current executable w/new
- From: "Dave Korn" <dave dot korn at artimi dot com>
- To: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 11:51:20 -0000
- Subject: RE: why doesn't "exec" replace current executable w/new
On 06 November 2006 11:46, Linda Walsh wrote:
> So why the top level bash? Is there anything the parent bash can
> do that the child bash cannot?
The obvious WAG would be "wait for SIGCHLD, meaningfully" :)
cheers,
DaveK
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