Re: coproc does not work with a lower case variable name

[Dale R. Worley]

gd@as.lan writes:
> Description:
>       coproc gives a syntax error if I try to use it with a lower case 
> variable name and a compound command:
>       bash: syntax error near unexpected token `}'
>       bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
>
> Repeat-By:
>       coproc bc { bc; }
>       coproc bc (bc)

What happens if give the coproc a name that is *not* a command you're
using?

I suspect that "bc" is an alias, and given that you can omit the NAME of
a coproc, bash is expanding the first use of "bc" as an alias, because
it might be the first word of a simple command.

Dale