GNU bug report logs - #25029
shuf generates “Bad file descriptor” error on nfs but only when run as a background process

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Alex Ryan <alexander.j.ryan <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 22:25:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 25029 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Alex Ryan <alexander.j.ryan <at> gmail.com>, 25029 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25029: shuf generates “Bad file descriptor” error on nfs but only when run as a background process
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 23:59:13 +0000

On 25/11/16 22:24, Alex Ryan wrote:
> I am not certain about this but I *think* this might be a bug in shuf.
> 
> full description of how to reproduce is here
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/40730239/shuf-generates-bad-file-descriptor-error-on-nfs-but-only-when-run-as-a-backgro

The minimum reproducer is:

  $ shuf 0>&-
  shuf: read error: Bad file descriptor

The reason is that the specified file is reopened to stdin,
which is a general technique used by single file filters.
I.E. this isn't specific to shuf:

  $ tac 0>&-
  tac: standard input: read error: Bad file descriptor

You can avoid the issue by redirecting stdin from the file like:

  $ shuf < your_file

cheers,
Pádraig.
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