GNU bug report logs - #16582
Bug: tramp shell command doesn't read stdin

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Sylvain Chouleur <sylvain.chouleur <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 22:44:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Sylvain Chouleur <sylvain.chouleur <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 16582 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16582: Bug: tramp shell command doesn't read stdin
Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 15:04:33 +0100

Sylvain Chouleur <sylvain.chouleur <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Go into a tramp buffer, then execute:
> (async-shell-command "echo -n \"Type something:\"; read line; echo
> line=$line" nil nil)
>
> Your command will print:
>
> Type something:line=
>
> and terminate.

Well, the problem is that the heredoc construct occupies STDIN, which is
not available for the shell command then. I will check what I can do.

Best regards, Michael.
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