diff --git a/parse.go b/parse.go
index 58acc13..4f3644e 100644
--- a/parse.go
+++ b/parse.go
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ func parsePipeInclude(p *parser, t token) parserStateFun {
 			p.basicErrorAtToken("empty pipe include", t)
 		}
 
-		args := make([]string, len(p.tokenbuf)-1)
-		for i := 1; i < len(p.tokenbuf); i++ {
-			args[i-1] = p.tokenbuf[i].val
+		args := make([]string, len(p.tokenbuf))
+		for i := 0; i < len(p.tokenbuf); i++ {
+			args[i] = p.tokenbuf[i].val
 		}
 
 		output, success := subprocess("sh", args, "", true)
diff --git a/recipe.go b/recipe.go
index 934ae5c..c4da3a0 100644
--- a/recipe.go
+++ b/recipe.go
@@ -160,12 +160,11 @@ func subprocess(program string,
 			buf := make([]byte, 1024)
 			for {
 				n, err := stdout_pipe_read.Read(buf)
-				if err != nil {
-					log.Fatal(err)
-				}
 
-				if n == 0 {
+				if err == io.EOF && n == 0 {
 					break
+				} else if err != nil {
+					log.Fatal(err)
 				}
 
 				output = append(output, buf[:n]...)
@@ -193,6 +192,11 @@ func subprocess(program string,
 	}()
 
 	state, err := proc.Wait()
+
+	if attr.Files[1] != os.Stdout {
+		attr.Files[1].Close()
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/rules.go b/rules.go
index 114c6da..bceb621 100644
--- a/rules.go
+++ b/rules.go
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ func (p *pattern) match(target string) []string {
 
 // A single rule.
 type rule struct {
-	targets    []pattern  // non-empty array of targets
-	attributes attribSet  // rule attributes
-	prereqs    []string   // possibly empty prerequesites
-	shell      []string   // command used to execute the recipe
-	recipe     string     // recipe source
-	command    []string   // command attribute
-	ismeta     bool       // is this a meta rule
-	file       string     // file where the rule is defined
-	line       int        // line number on which the rule is defined
+	targets    []pattern // non-empty array of targets
+	attributes attribSet // rule attributes
+	prereqs    []string  // possibly empty prerequesites
+	shell      []string  // command used to execute the recipe
+	recipe     string    // recipe source
+	command    []string  // command attribute
+	ismeta     bool      // is this a meta rule
+	file       string    // file where the rule is defined
+	line       int       // line number on which the rule is defined
 }
 
 // Equivalent recipes.