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Re: strange interaction between read command and pipe to less from function

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From: Roman Perepelitsa <roman.perepelitsa@xxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: strange interaction between read command and pipe to less from function
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2023 17:49:36 +0200
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On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 5:28 PM Jim <linux.tech.guy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> cvt_256_colors_2_rgb_hex_fmt | less

In this command both cvt_256_colors_2_rgb_hex_fmt and less are going
to read and write to the same TTY. This won't do anything useful.

Perhaps you don't realize that your `read` command reads and writes to
the TTY? What do you expect from running it simultaneously with less?

Roman.

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