```
INT_MAX=`echo \`printf '%u' -1\`/2 | bc`
IGNOREEOF=INT_MAX
# Then I typed C-d, bash exited...
```

```
IGNOREEOF=127
# C-d, C-d, C-d, ...
```

Why doesn’t the first piece of code work as expected? 

In Bash, what exactly is the INT_MAX that I can safely use anywhere?

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shynur

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