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

[Roman Perepelitsa <roman.perepelitsa@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 7:04 PM Jim <linux.tech.guy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Now I'm totally confused.  A bit by your answer and the word 'simultaneously'
> as I thought the function would run first then less.

When you run `cvt_256_colors_2_rgb_hex_fmt | less`, two processes run
simultaneously. One is executing `cvt_256_colors_2_rgb_hex_fmt`, the
other is executing `less`.

> I hope you are not as confused as I am.

I am not. When two commands simultaneously write and read the same
TTY, anything goes. By adding something to the function you've changed
the timings, so now the race condition manifests differently.

Roman.