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    To whom downvoted, please drop a comment to explain what's wrong with my question. Commented Sep 14, 2020 at 12:56
  • I didn't vote on your question, but one thing that stands out is that Bash's manual (man 1 bash or, more specifically, info bash "process substitution") explains the meaning of the two forms. Sure, knowing about the documentation and how to search through it is not trivial, but some users probably expect it from question askers. Commented Sep 14, 2020 at 13:11
  • @fra-san: Thanks for pointing that. As you can see I have added the link to the documentation, but it didn't mention the difference between the two. Commented Sep 14, 2020 at 13:12
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    The link you added is not the documentation, that's some guide written by some guy on the internet. The documentation, as displayed by info bash "process substitution" can be found online as well on the GNU official website Commented Sep 14, 2020 at 13:39
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    If on Debian or derivative, you may need to install a bash-doc package. Commented Sep 14, 2020 at 13:51