Re: PIPESTATUS differs from $? for compound command

[Lawrence Velázquez]

On Wed, Dec 11, 2024, at 3:50 AM, Mike Jonkmans wrote:
> Or worse: '! true | ! true' is a syntax error!?
> Also errors in dash, but not in ksh.
> Can a command - as part of a pipeline - not be a pipeline?

Not directly, no.  (Andreas has already given a workaround.)

https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/utilities/V3_chap02.html#tag_19_10_02

> What bothers me (only slightly), is the documentation.

Judging by this thread, some clarification would be worthwhile.

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