Re: Not to set PIPESTATUS unless necessary

[Chet Ramey]

On 5/19/24 4:29 PM, Peng Yu wrote:

> The incorrect use of “pipeline” leads to the alteration of PIPESTATUS when 
> there is no real pipeline. 

Stop digging. You're calling this use of the term `incorrect' because you
don't want to have to save the value. Decades of common usage trumps your
opinion.

> PIPESTATUS should only be reset when there is a real 
> pipeline of two or more commands. 

I already told you this wasn't going to change.

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