strange expansion of <(cat p.main.{optional,extra})

2007-04-17 Thread lucas
Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: i486 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i486' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i486-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='ba

Re: strange expansion of <(cat p.main.{optional,extra})

2007-04-17 Thread Chet Ramey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Bash Version: 3.1 > Patch Level: 17 > Release Status: release > > Description: > Hi, > > The expansion of echo <(cat /etc/{passwd,motd}) is rather surprising: > $ echo <(cat p.main.{optional,extra}) > ++ cat p.main.optional > cat: p.main.optional: No such file or dire