Re: The 'source x' command doesn't keep variables set by x when source output is piped into other command

[Chet Ramey]

On 11/13/24 5:12 PM, Yuri wrote:
> On 11/13/24 14:02, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > The commands within a pipeline are executed in subshells (child 
> > processes), so all variable changes are discarded when the subshell exits.
>
>
> This sounds like an implementation detail that should be invisible that 
> affects how the 'source' feature works.

You might consider it an implementation detail, but it's how shells work.

> This makes it a very confusing from the user's perspective.

I think people are pretty much used to it.

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