Re: arithmetic + > + subshell might not be documented

[Jan Schampera]

jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:
> Might not be documented:
> 
> $ cat q
> for i in : :; do :|: > x$((++a)); echo =$a=; done; ls x?; rm x?
> for i in : :; do :   > x$((++b)); echo =$b=; done; ls x?; rm x?
> $ bash q
> ==
> ==
> x1
> =1=
> =2=
> x1  x2
> 
> 

I don't think it's specific to arithmetics.

I rather think the redirection (since it's part of the simple command,
not the pipeline) happens in the subshell. The side effects affect the
arithmetics, of course.

J.

PS: I don't know if that's worth to document, I would have epxected that
behaviour. But I may be wrong anyways.