On Wednesday 2006 December 20 13:29, Johannes Sixt wrote: > > + cat "$GITMODULES" | > > useless-use-of-cat-syndrome I tried while do done < file1 > file1 And that didn't work. However, it was racy anyway using the same file, so I changed to as it is now, but forgot to switch back to input redirection. diff --git a/git-commit.sh b/git-commit.sh diff --git a/templates/hooks--pre-commit b/templates/hooks--pre-commit index 7718369..74edfe2 100644 --- a/templates/hooks--pre-commit +++ b/templates/hooks--pre-commit @@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ perl -e ' WORKINGTOP=$(git-rev-parse --show-cdup) GITMODULES="${WORKINGTOP}.gitmodules" if [ -f "$GITMODULES" ]; then - cat "$GITMODULES" | while read subdir hash do # check if the line is a comment and output it anyway @@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ if [ -f "$GITMODULES" ]; then # dirty echo "$subdir $(GIT_DIR=$WORKINGTOP$subdir/.git git-rev-parse HEAD)" - done > newgitmodules + done < "$GITMODULES" > newgitmodules # Update mv newgitmodules "$GITMODULES" > > + while read subdir hash > > Wouldn't it be better to have the order of subdir and hash swapped? That > way subdir may contain blanks, and it gives nicer alignment in the file > because of the constant length of the hashes. Unfortunately, it is the hash that is optional. When you create the file, you don't list the hashes, you list the subdirectories. I suppose I could make it so you have to give "000000" or something first? Andy -- Dr Andy Parkins, M Eng (hons), MIEE andyparkins@xxxxxxxxx - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html