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Re: ‘command … &’ creates subshell


From: Dmitry Alexandrov
Subject: Re: ‘command … &’ creates subshell
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2020 18:29:46 +0300
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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.

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