On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 11:48 AM, Edward Huff <ejh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That is unexpected. > I agree it may look "unexpected" because "cat<file" is the same as "cat <file". But for "cat<file", '<' is part of input/output redirection but '<' in "cat<(echo text)" is not. Instead, "<(echo text)" is *process substition* . According to bash manual: "On systems that can support it, there is an additional expansion available: *process substitution*. *This is performed at the same time as tilde, parameter, variable, and arithmetic expansion and command substitution.*" -clark
