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On 7/31/13 5:17 AM, Chris Down wrote:
> I think our documentation on $! is a little misleading. `man bash' states:
>
> Special Parameters
> The shell treats several parameters specially. These parameters may
> only
> be referenced; assignment to them is not allowed.
>
> [...]
>
> ! Expands to the process ID of the most recently executed background
> (asynchronous) command.
How about the command (or job) most recently placed in the background.
Chet
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