: ${TMPDIR:=/var/tmp} SHELLSFILE=$TMPDIR/shells-$$ cat > $TMPDIR/shells-$$ <&- } iclosev() { exec {v}<&- } exec {v}>&1 echo $v echo foo 1 >&$v echo foo 2 >&$v echo foo 3 >&$v oclosev exec {v}<$SHELLSFILE echo $v while read line <&$v do echo $line done iclosev type oclosev type iclosev while read -r -u ${fd} do echo $REPLY done {fd}<$SHELLSFILE rm -f $SHELLSFILE exit 0