Public bug reported:
== System information ==
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS
Release: 16.04
file:
Installed: 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
Candidate: 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
Version table:
*** 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1 500
500 http://mirror.atlantic.net/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
500 http://mirror.atlantic.net/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64
Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:5.25-2ubuntu1 500
500 http://mirror.atlantic.net/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
== Expected behavior ==
$ /usr/bin/file <( echo '#!/bin/sh' )
/dev/fd/63: POSIX shell script, ASCII text executable
== Actual behavior ==
$ /usr/bin/file <( echo '#!/bin/sh' )
/dev/fd/63: broken symbolic link to pipe:[10687339]
Note that Bash process substitution does work properly in general:
$ /bin/cat <( echo '#!/bin/sh' )
#!/bin/sh
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: file 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-30.32~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Aug 24 18:07:43 2018
Dependencies:
gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
libc6 2.23-0ubuntu10
libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
libmagic1 1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1
zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4.1
DistributionChannelDescriptor:
# This is a distribution channel descriptor
# For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
canonical-oem-somerville-xenial-amd64-20160624-2
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-01 (661 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary
20160624-10:47
SourcePackage: file
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: file (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial
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/usr/bin/file fails with Bash process substitution
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