Re: 'foo > >(bar)' doesn't set $! for external foo not invoked via 'command'

[Rusty Bird]

Chet Ramey:
> >> Description:
> >>         $! isn't set to the PID of 'bar' for
> >>
> >>                 foo > >(bar)
> >>
> >>         if 'foo' is an external program (as opposed to a builtin or
> >>         function) - unless it's invoked via 'command'.
> 
> Redirections are performed in the subshell created to execute `foo', so the
> process substitution is invoked there and can't affect the parent's $!.

I guess my question is: Would it not make sense to always perform the
redirection before the subshell is created?

OTOH, looks like it's trivial to work around the issue by using
'{ foo; } > >(bar)'.

Rusty

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