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On 1/9/13 2:00 PM, Dan Douglas wrote:
> When expanding simple commands, steps 3 and 4 are reversed unconditionally for
> all command types and number of words expanded, even in POSIX mode.
> http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/V3_chap02.html#tag_18_09_01
True. Bash has always behaved like this. It's not clear what practical
consequences it has, other than being technically non-standard, since
redirections do not have access to variables set in the temporary
environment.
Chet
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