Hi, This is a question similar to one from September 2006:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2006-09/msg00077.html Using bash 3.2.39 on x86_64 RHEL5.2, I have a script with contents: function bar () { sleep 10 & pid=$! exec 3>&2 2>/dev/null kill $pid # usleep 1 exec 2>&3 3>&- } bar If I run this script 1000 times via a loop, I get a handful of messages (the number varies) of the form: /path/to/script: line 14: 10327 Terminated sleep 10 If I uncomment the "usleep" line, I get no such messages at all. If I comment out the usleep and both exec lines, I get a handful of messages. If I then uncomment the usleep line, I get 1000 messages. Hence, some questions: 1) Shouldn't the production of the "terminated" message be deterministic? 2) Why does sleeping make a difference? 3) Is there a "right" way to suppress the "terminated" message? Thanks in advance.
