On 4/30/14, 4:34 PM, Viktor Szépe wrote:
> echo first $$ >&2 | bash -c 'echo second $$'
> first 30551
> second 28057
>
> but
>
> eval 'echo first $$' >&2 | eval 'echo second $$'
> first 30551
> second 30551
$$ doesn't change in a subshell environment. It changes in your first
example because you're starting a new shell instance.
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