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If the command executes as such invokes <code>exit</code>, the calling shell does not exit.
If the command executes as such invokes <code>exit</code>, the calling shell does not exit.
$(...) is the syntax for command substitution. More details about command substitution are available here:
{{Internal|Bash_Command_Substitution|bash Command Substitution}}

Latest revision as of 02:03, 23 July 2020

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Overview

(...) executes the command into a subshell:

(ls -al)

If the command executes as such invokes exit, the calling shell does not exit.

$(...) is the syntax for command substitution. More details about command substitution are available here:

bash Command Substitution