Re: Filter and backtick substitution

2015-05-24 Thread David Champion
* On 24 May 2015, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > Are filter substitutions (example: source "list-my-mailboxes|") and backtick > substitutions (example: source `echo foo.rc`) done through a shell > (i.e. through system(3)) or directly (i.e. through fork(2) and exec(2))? > > This would make a difference wi

Filter and backtick substitution

2015-05-24 Thread Ian Zimmerman
Are filter substitutions (example: source "list-my-mailboxes|") and backtick substitutions (example: source `echo foo.rc`) done through a shell (i.e. through system(3)) or directly (i.e. through fork(2) and exec(2))? This would make a difference with shell metacharacters, such as if the "foo" abov