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Re: 'foo > >(bar)' doesn't set $! for external foo not invoked via 'comm


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: 'foo > >(bar)' doesn't set $! for external foo not invoked via 'command'
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 08:57:48 -0400
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On 7/20/20 1:10 AM, Oğuz wrote:

>> Bash Version: 5.0
>> Patch Level: 17
>> Release Status: release
>>
>> Description:
>>         $! isn't set to the PID of 'bar' for
>>
>>                 foo > >(bar)
>>
>>         if 'foo' is an external program (as opposed to a builtin or
>>         function) - unless it's invoked via 'command'.

Redirections are performed in the subshell created to execute `foo', so the
process substitution is invoked there and can't affect the parent's $!.


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