GNU bug report logs - #32943
grep pattern < fifo fails on Cygwin (and MinGW), but not on Linux

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Package: grep;

Reported by: Houder <houder <at> xs4all.nl>

Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2018 10:15:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Houder <houder <at> xs4all.nl>
To: 32943 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32943: grep pattern < fifo fails on Cygwin (and MinGW), but
 not on Linux
Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2018 10:23:41 +0200

On 2018-10-07 01:45, Paul Eggert wrote:
[snip]

> Try running grep as follows
> 
> $ gdb src/grep
> ...
> (gdb) run . < fifo

For those reading this thread:

 - 
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9031554/gdb-input-redirection-using-cygwin
   ( gdb input redirection using cygwin )

    "It seems that input redirection in gdb does not work in Cygwin e.g

     (gdb) run < input.txt

     Is there other way to redirect input in gdb of Cygwin?"

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