On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 04:40:03PM +0100, Sam Liddicott wrote: > Is using {xxx}>... suppose to give me a file handle I can use as I wish (as > you say), or not? > > Using explicit descriptors e.g. 10>... behaves consistently whether the the > command is internal or external. > > Having bash allocate the descriptor is not consistent. > > Sam
I'm getting major deja vu here. https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2012-11/msg00082.html