echo, pipe and command substitution

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I want to substitute an echo command followed with | (pipe). For example,



$(echo "echo 'hello' | cat")


returns



'hello' | cat


I expect this to behave like



echo 'hello' | cat


which returns



hello


but that's not the case. Why?



PS. I'm aware of eval, and



eval $(echo "echo 'hello' | cat")


works as expected










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    I want to substitute an echo command followed with | (pipe). For example,



    $(echo "echo 'hello' | cat")


    returns



    'hello' | cat


    I expect this to behave like



    echo 'hello' | cat


    which returns



    hello


    but that's not the case. Why?



    PS. I'm aware of eval, and



    eval $(echo "echo 'hello' | cat")


    works as expected










    share|improve this question


























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      I want to substitute an echo command followed with | (pipe). For example,



      $(echo "echo 'hello' | cat")


      returns



      'hello' | cat


      I expect this to behave like



      echo 'hello' | cat


      which returns



      hello


      but that's not the case. Why?



      PS. I'm aware of eval, and



      eval $(echo "echo 'hello' | cat")


      works as expected










      share|improve this question
















      I want to substitute an echo command followed with | (pipe). For example,



      $(echo "echo 'hello' | cat")


      returns



      'hello' | cat


      I expect this to behave like



      echo 'hello' | cat


      which returns



      hello


      but that's not the case. Why?



      PS. I'm aware of eval, and



      eval $(echo "echo 'hello' | cat")


      works as expected







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          Because syntax elements like | (or &&, or ; etc.) are recognized as the first thing of command line parsing, and are not processed again after parameters/variables are expanded.



          Pretty much the only things that happen after parameter expansions, command substitutions and arithmetic expansions are word splitting and filename globbing. The outputs of expansions also don't expand again: this doesn't print 6:



          $ var='$((1+2+3))' # $((..)) not expanded here (single-quotes)
          $ echo $var # $((..)) not expanded here either
          $((1+2+3))


          Having another pass of parsing and expansions is exactly what eval is there for.



          Related:



          • Behaviour of bash command substitution with command from string in variable

          • Why can I not use variables as prefix to a command to set environment variables?

          • What is the "eval" command in bash?





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            Because syntax elements like | (or &&, or ; etc.) are recognized as the first thing of command line parsing, and are not processed again after parameters/variables are expanded.



            Pretty much the only things that happen after parameter expansions, command substitutions and arithmetic expansions are word splitting and filename globbing. The outputs of expansions also don't expand again: this doesn't print 6:



            $ var='$((1+2+3))' # $((..)) not expanded here (single-quotes)
            $ echo $var # $((..)) not expanded here either
            $((1+2+3))


            Having another pass of parsing and expansions is exactly what eval is there for.



            Related:



            • Behaviour of bash command substitution with command from string in variable

            • Why can I not use variables as prefix to a command to set environment variables?

            • What is the "eval" command in bash?





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              Because syntax elements like | (or &&, or ; etc.) are recognized as the first thing of command line parsing, and are not processed again after parameters/variables are expanded.



              Pretty much the only things that happen after parameter expansions, command substitutions and arithmetic expansions are word splitting and filename globbing. The outputs of expansions also don't expand again: this doesn't print 6:



              $ var='$((1+2+3))' # $((..)) not expanded here (single-quotes)
              $ echo $var # $((..)) not expanded here either
              $((1+2+3))


              Having another pass of parsing and expansions is exactly what eval is there for.



              Related:



              • Behaviour of bash command substitution with command from string in variable

              • Why can I not use variables as prefix to a command to set environment variables?

              • What is the "eval" command in bash?





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                Because syntax elements like | (or &&, or ; etc.) are recognized as the first thing of command line parsing, and are not processed again after parameters/variables are expanded.



                Pretty much the only things that happen after parameter expansions, command substitutions and arithmetic expansions are word splitting and filename globbing. The outputs of expansions also don't expand again: this doesn't print 6:



                $ var='$((1+2+3))' # $((..)) not expanded here (single-quotes)
                $ echo $var # $((..)) not expanded here either
                $((1+2+3))


                Having another pass of parsing and expansions is exactly what eval is there for.



                Related:



                • Behaviour of bash command substitution with command from string in variable

                • Why can I not use variables as prefix to a command to set environment variables?

                • What is the "eval" command in bash?





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                Because syntax elements like | (or &&, or ; etc.) are recognized as the first thing of command line parsing, and are not processed again after parameters/variables are expanded.



                Pretty much the only things that happen after parameter expansions, command substitutions and arithmetic expansions are word splitting and filename globbing. The outputs of expansions also don't expand again: this doesn't print 6:



                $ var='$((1+2+3))' # $((..)) not expanded here (single-quotes)
                $ echo $var # $((..)) not expanded here either
                $((1+2+3))


                Having another pass of parsing and expansions is exactly what eval is there for.



                Related:



                • Behaviour of bash command substitution with command from string in variable

                • Why can I not use variables as prefix to a command to set environment variables?

                • What is the "eval" command in bash?






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