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Re: unable to redirect readonly variable error


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: unable to redirect readonly variable error
Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 19:42:24 -0400
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Ian Macdonald wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> This doesn't seem right:

If no command name results after word expansion, variable assignments
take place in the current shell environment, and rediretions take
place in a subshell environment.  The variable assignments are attempted
first.

Chet
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