Re: (kill -1 $$)

From: Villy Kruse (vek_at_station02.ohout.pharmapartners.nl)
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: 30 Nov 2004 09:31:12 GMT

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 01:49:40 +0100,
    Stephen Riehm <stephen.riehm@gmx.net> wrote:

>
> Even this doesn't work:
>
> --- start
> sh
>
> cat << _EOF_ > ./suicidal_script.sh
> #!/bin/sh
> echo 2 $$
> kill -1 $$
> echo 3
> _EOF_
>
> chmod +x ./suicidal_script.sh
>

What do you get when you cat ./suicidal_script.sh ?
I would expect the $$ has been substituted by some number.

Try quote the _EOF_ string to avoid variabel substitutions.

cat << \_EOF_ > ./suicidal_script.sh
#!/bin/sh
echo 2 $$
kill -1 $$
echo 3
_EOF_

cat suicidal_script.sh

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