Shell detection of empty subshell

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                          [SC1143](https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC1143)  suggests that commented parts of a wrapped shell command to be wrapped in a subshell.

Is the Posix shell "smart enough" to not launch a subshell when it sees that it does nothing? What about Bash and Zsh?

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Mar 14, 2024, 01:41 AM
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Shell detection of empty subshell

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