v=v v=`echo First >&2` `` >/cant/be/created echo One:$? v1:"[$v]" v=v v=`echo Second >&2` `true` >/cant/be/created echo One:$? v2:"[$v]" v=v v=`echo Third >&2` `true` 2>/dev/null echo Zero:$? v3:"[$v]" v=v v=`echo Fourth >&2` `false` 2>/dev/null echo Zero:$? v4:"[$v]" v=v v=`echo $?` `false` 2>/dev/null echo Zero:$? v5:"[$v]"