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[Aron Griffis]

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i686
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686' 
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu' 
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64  -I. 
-I//include -I. -I./include -I./lib -I//include -mcpu=i686 -march=i686 -O3 -pipe
uname output: Linux yde.flatmonk.org 2.4.10 #1 Fri Sep 28 11:03:46 EST 2001 
i686 unknown
Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu

Bash Version: 2.04
Patch Level: 0
Release Status: release

Description:
        Bash loses value of variables that are read from a pipeline.

Repeat-By:
        Why doesn't this work?

            echo asdf | read b

        Another similar examples

            : | b=bvalue