On 10/10/17 9:06 AM, Dan Douglas wrote:
> Bash parses the array assignment as though it were valid while reading
> words, assignments, and redirects of the command.
Because at the time the parser reads the assignment, it has to assume
that it's a candidate for compound assignment. It's only when it
reads a non-assignment word that it becomes a temporary assignment
preceding a simple command.
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