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Re: "var=value exec > file" ignores the assignment?

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From: "Jun T." <takimoto-j@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: "var=value exec > file" ignores the assignment?
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 01:13:50 +0900
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2015/04/09 02:13, Bart Schaefer <schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It's possible (likely?) your patch should add a POSIX_BUILTINS test.

In the following case:

x=$(command) exec > file

we want to execute the 'command' unconditionally, but maybe do not want to
set the value of x if POSIX_BUILTINS is unset.
I wonder what is the easiest way (if any) to achieve this.

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