Re: Why does case-pattern undergo "process substitution"?

[Eric Pruitt]

On Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 07:47:43PM +0000, shynur . wrote:
> I'm confused.  Why is "process substitution" being performed here?
> The result is often unforeseen, e.g., '/dev/fd/13', '/dev/fd/42'...
> Can anyone give me a practical example?  Thanks in advance!

Hopefully Chet can comment, but my guess would be is that it's a
consequence of the parser, and it's simpler to inherit the behavior
whereas removing it specifically for case patterns would require a
deliberate change in the code.

Eric