Process substitution is supported on systems that support named pipes (FIFOs) or the `/dev/fd' method of naming open files. It takes the form of
<(list)
>(list)
>(list)
form is used, writing to
the file will provide input for list. If the
<(list)
form is used, the file passed as an
argument should be read to obtain the output of list.
Note that no space may appear between the <
or >
and the left parenthesis, otherwise the construct would be interpreted
as a redirection.
When available, process substitution is performed simultaneously with parameter and variable expansion, command substitution, and arithmetic expansion.