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noexit.sh
$ cat noexit.sh
#!/bin/sh
seq 100 | while read; do exit; done # If `exit' terminated the script ..
echo 'Still alive!' # .. this message would not be printed.
$
$ sh noexit.sh
Still alive!
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vvv commented Aug 14, 2015

bash(1) says:

       Each  command  in  a  pipeline  is executed as a separate process
       (i.e., in a subshell).

Kudos to ismaildonmez for the reference!

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