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Re: redirections preceded by a word with builtins inconsistent


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: redirections preceded by a word with builtins inconsistent
Date: Sun, 22 May 2016 14:06:08 -0400
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On 5/21/16 5:16 PM, adonis papaderos wrote:

> Bash Version: 4.3
> Patch Level: 42
> Release Status: release
> 
> Description:
>     When using redirections preceded by a word on builtins
>         'i.e. : {varname}<&1'
>         the redirection persists to the current shell.

This is by design, and has been discussed previously.  One such discussion
starts at http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2016-01/msg00156.html.
Maybe it should only do it when preceded by `exec', but it never has.

>         Later using {varname}<&- does not close fd.

You don't precede it with an `exec', so it doesn't affect the current
shell.  So-called `null' commands with redirections are executed in
subshells.  This is where you need the `exec'.

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