sh(1): Clarify subshells/processes for pipelines.
For multi-command pipelines, 1. all commands are direct children of the shell (unlike the original Bourne shell) 2. all commands are executed in a subshell (unlike the real Korn shell) MFC after: 1 week
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.\" from: @(#)sh.1 8.6 (Berkeley) 5/4/95
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd September 10, 2010
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.Dd October 16, 2010
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.Dt SH 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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@ -736,6 +736,13 @@ both of a command is considered to be assigned by the
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pipeline before any redirection specified by redirection
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operators that are part of the command.
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.Pp
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Note that unlike some other shells,
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.Nm
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executes each process in a pipeline with more than one command
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in a subshell environment and as a child of the
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.Nm
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process.
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.Pp
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If the pipeline is not in the background (discussed later),
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the shell waits for all commands to complete.
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.Pp
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an
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.Ql &
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causes asynchronous execution of the preceding AND-OR-list.
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.Pp
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Note that unlike some other shells,
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.Nm
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executes each process in the pipeline as a child of the
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.Nm
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process.
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Shell built-in commands are the exception to this rule.
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They are executed in the current shell, although they do not affect its
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environment when used in pipelines.
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.Ss Background Commands (&)
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If a command is terminated by the control operator ampersand
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.Pq Ql & ,
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