Re: Feature Request: scanf-like parsing

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Le 22/01/2021 à 16:11, pepa65 écrivait :
> I still love the idea of ">>>variable" to direct output into a
> variable without needing a subshell

I'd prefer a syntax based off:

command-list > >(command-list)
command-list < <(command-list)

But with curly braces for the no sub-shell version:

command-list > >{ command-list;}
command-list < <{ command-list;}

Which could be used to assign output of a command to a variable without 
a sub-shell:

Example:

mapfile -t users < <{ compgen -u; } # No sub-shell


Implementation-wise it could be a temporary file in /tmp or /dev/shm 
rather-than a temporary named fifo as with < <(:).

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