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

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Subject Re: 'foo > >(bar)' doesn't set $! for external foo not invoked via 'command'
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On 7/20/20 10:11 AM, Rusty Bird wrote:
> Chet Ramey:
>>>> 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 $!.
> 
> I guess my question is: Would it not make sense to always perform the
> redirection before the subshell is created?

You could make a case for it, but I'm not inclined to invalidate 30+ years
of bash backward compatibility unless the reason is a lot more compelling.


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Re: 'foo > >(bar)' doesn't set $! for external foo not invoked via 'command' Chet Ramey <chet.ramey@case.edu> - 2020-07-20 10:14 -0400

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