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Re: 'wait' in command group in pipeline fails to recognize child process


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: 'wait' in command group in pipeline fails to recognize child process
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:24:40 -0400
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On 6/22/21 9:54 PM, Martin Jambon wrote:

In the posix definition, a subshell
- is not necessarily implemented as a separate process
- belongs to a unique shell
- is not a shell

Why is it not "a shell?" What is the magic quality that imparts shellness?

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