Re: while read subcommand problem

[Paul Jarc]

rleeden <rleeden@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> NOTE: This is just an example, so I don't need alternatives for how I could
> achieve the specifics shown above. I need to find a good solution where I
> can do things with a file (whether it be with sed, awk, tail, head etc.)
> then pipe it into a 'while read' loop, and then after the loop access any
> variables set within the while loop. 

Can you explain what was unsatisfactory about the alternatives given
in the FAQ, so we have a better idea of what would be acceptable?

Here's one possibility:
... | { while ...; do var=...; done; use "$var"; }


paul