Re: [bug-grep] Grep: Broken pipe error

[Bob Proulx]

Paul Eggert wrote:
> "McCully, Dwayne (NIH/NLM/LHC)" <address@hidden> writes:
> > After compiling grep 2.5.1a on Solaris 2.9, I try to use the grep program
> > but get the follwing error:
>
> Most likely you are ignoring the PIPE signal instead of the default
> behavior (which is to exit).
> [...]
>   $ trap '' PIPE

In many shells the current set of trap handlers will be printed with
the trap command.  For example in the above case you would see:

  trap
  trap -- '' SIGPIPE

In a "normal" configuration without any shell trap handlers specified
there will be no output printed to the above command.

Bob