Re: The 'source x' command doesn't keep variables set by x when source output is piped into other command

[Chet Ramey]

On 11/13/24 11:40 PM, Martin D Kealey wrote:

> The fact that pipeline components are implicitly run in subshells is
> arguably not highlighted well enough, but it IS stated that all components
> of a pipeline run in parallel, so it is logically deducible that this must
> involve separate processes.

The man page states that explicitly.

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