Problems
Several issues in scripts/vers-client.sh need to be addressed:
1. Subshell variable scoping in vm-watch
The CURRENT_VM variable is modified inside a pipe subshell (the while loop piped from curl), so changes don't persist between iterations. This breaks the "print VM prefix only when switching VMs" logic.
# Line 348-376 - CURRENT_VM changes are lost each iteration
curl -sN "$url" | while IFS= read -r line; do
...
CURRENT_VM="$vmId" # This doesn't persist!
...
done
2. Same issue in watch/stream command
Similar subshell scoping issue if we wanted to track state.
3. pkill -P $$ curl may not work reliably
The run command uses pkill -P $$ curl to kill the curl process, which may not work on all systems or could kill unrelated curl processes.
Potential Fixes
- Use process substitution instead of pipes:
while read line; do ...; done < <(curl -sN "$url")
- Use a named pipe (FIFO) for more control
- Track curl PID explicitly and kill by PID
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Problems
Several issues in
scripts/vers-client.shneed to be addressed:1. Subshell variable scoping in
vm-watchThe
CURRENT_VMvariable is modified inside a pipe subshell (thewhileloop piped fromcurl), so changes don't persist between iterations. This breaks the "print VM prefix only when switching VMs" logic.2. Same issue in
watch/streamcommandSimilar subshell scoping issue if we wanted to track state.
3.
pkill -P $$ curlmay not work reliablyThe
runcommand usespkill -P $$ curlto kill the curl process, which may not work on all systems or could kill unrelated curl processes.Potential Fixes
while read line; do ...; done < <(curl -sN "$url")🤖 Generated with Claude Code on VERS