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Re: ‘command … &’ creates subshell


From: Eli Schwartz
Subject: Re: ‘command … &’ creates subshell
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2020 11:31:45 -0400
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On 7/1/20 11:29 AM, Dmitry Alexandrov wrote:
> Robert Elz <kre@munnari.OZ.AU> wrote:
>>   | > If you need to ensure a disk executable is used,
>>   | Of course.  Why "command" otherwise?
>>
>> That doesn't actually work, "command" can run built-ins
> 
> Ah, yes, thanks for correction.
> 
>> there is actually no method ‹…› which guarantees execution of an executable 
>> from an external file, other than by using the complete path name
> 
> Well, I am not sure whether itʼs guaranteed, but the ‘exec’ as above does 
> execute an external command in GNU Bash.

And in busybox, just like "env" it runs busybox builtin applets.


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Eli Schwartz
Arch Linux Bug Wrangler and Trusted User

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