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Old 02-06-2012
You redirect file2.txt to stdin and start to read from it in a loop. Every iteration of that loop you call your function that redirects file1.txt to stdin. Functions usually do not start a subshell, so stdin is still file1.txt after you return from your function.
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Old 02-07-2012
yeah that really make sense!!! thanks!!!
 
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