echo 1234567890 > File # Write string to "File". exec 3<> File # Open "File" and assign fd 3 to it. read -n 4 <&3 # Read only 4 characters. echo -n . >&3 # Write a decimal point there. exec 3>&- # Close fd 3. cat File # ==> 1234.67890
#!/bin/bash echo 'START' # open a file with descriptor 100, do 'ls -l' and redirect its output to the file exec 100< <(ls -l) # accept input from that file (fd 100) num=1 while read line; do echo "LINE $num: $line" num=$(($num + 1)) done <&100 exec 100>&- # close it echo 'END'
http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/io-redirection.htmlhtml
http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/advanced_bash_scripting_guide/x13082.htmllinux