coproc:tldr:4537d
This command is a shell command that uses the echo command to print the value of the variable ${input} to the file descriptor specified by the value of the variable $${{name}[1]}.
Let's break down the command step by step:
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${input}: This is a shell variable. The value of this variable will be printed by theechocommand. -
"${input}": The value of the${input}variable is enclosed in double quotes. This is done to ensure that any special characters or spaces in the value are preserved during the echo command. -
>&"$${{name}[1]}": This portion has two parts:-
$${{name}[1]}: This is a shell variable${name}followed by[1]. It is enclosed in double dollar sign$$to escape the first dollar, so that it is treated as a literal dollar sign. The[1]indicates that we want the second element of the array variable${name}(assuming${name}is an array variable). -
>&: This is a redirection operator in the shell.>&redirects the standard output of the command (echo "${input}"in this case) to the specified file descriptor.
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So, overall, the command takes the value of the ${input} variable, encloses it in quotes to preserve special characters, and then redirects the output to the specified file descriptor, which is determined by the value of the array variable ${name}[1].