: ${TMPDIR:=/var/tmp} TMPFILE=$TMPDIR/foo bar() { exec {v}>$TMPFILE echo $v } bar echo foo 1 >&$v echo foo 2 >&$v echo foo 3 >&$v cat $TMPFILE rm -f $TMPFILE type bar exec {v}>&- readonly v=42 bar echo foo 1 2>&1 >&$v | { grep -q '\$v: Bad' || echo 'bad foo 1'; } echo foo 2 2>&1 >&$v | { grep -q '\$v: Bad' || echo 'bad foo 2'; } echo foo 3 2>&1 >&$v | { grep -q '\$v: Bad' || echo 'bad foo 3'; } cat $TMPFILE rm -f $TMPFILE type bar ${THIS_SH} ./vredir1.sub ${THIS_SH} ./vredir2.sub ${THIS_SH} ./vredir3.sub ${THIS_SH} ./vredir4.sub ${THIS_SH} ./vredir5.sub ${THIS_SH} ./vredir6.sub ${THIS_SH} ./vredir7.sub exit 0