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RE: Problems with the new base-files-4.0-5?
- From: "Nellis, Kenneth" <Kenneth dot Nellis at acs-inc dot com>
- To: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:14:09 -0500
- Subject: RE: Problems with the new base-files-4.0-5?
- References: <20110318134646.GA10633@jethro.local.lan>
From: David Sastre
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 12:46:26AM +0100, Cyrille Lefevre wrote:
> >
> > Le 17/03/2011 23:43, Angelo Graziosi a Ãcrit :
> >
> > >p='/proc/registry/HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows
> > >NT/CurrentVersion/Windows/Device'
> > >
> > >[ -e "${p}" ] && read -r PRINTER < "${p}" && PRINTER=${PRINTER%%,*}
> >
> > read -r "$p" returns 1 bcoz "The return code is zero, unless
> > end-of-file is encountered"...
> >
> > alternative :
> >
> > [ -e "${p}" ] && IFS=',' read -r PRINTER dummy < "${p}"
>
While you're at it, it would probably be a good idea to:
$ unset p
when you're done with it.
--Ken Nellis