[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> > XXX=10; { XXX=20; } | read; echo $XXX
>
> It's clear that 'read' is executed as an separate process and its
> result (REPLY variable value) is lost but 'XXX=20' command is done by
> the same process as 'XXX=10'.
No, every element of a pipeline is executed in its own process. So
the only commands that are executed in the main shell process are
"XXX=10" and "echo $XXX".
paul
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