x=$( case 1 in 1) echo 1 esac case 2 in 2) echo 2 esac ) echo "$x" x=$(case 1 in 1) echo 3;; esac; case 2 in 2) echo 4;; esac;) echo "$x" x=$(case 1 in 1) echo 5;; esac; case 2 in 2) echo 6;; esac) echo "$x" x=$(case 1 in 1) echo 5;; esac; case 2 in 2) echo 6;; esac; for f in a b c; do echo "$f" ; done) echo "$x" x=$( for f in a b c; do echo $f done case 1 in 1) echo 1 esac case 2 in 2) echo 2 esac ) echo "$x"