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From: ado@elsie.UUCP (Arthur David Olson)
Newsgroups: net.bugs.4bsd
Subject: 4.[123]bsd sh fails to remove temporary files
Message-ID: <6026@elsie.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 23-Feb-86 14:58:03 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 23 14:58:03 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 26-Feb-86 04:59:11 EST
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Index:	bin/sh

Description:
	The /bin/sh command may fail to remove temporary files.

Repeat-By:
	Creating a file named try that contains these lines:

		sleep 30 << EOF
		This is a test.
		EOF

	then typing this command to sh:

		sh try &
		kill $!
		ls /tmp/$!*

	and noting the leftover temporary file.
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