Process substitution is supported on systems that support named pipes (FIFOs) or the `/dev/fd' method of naming open files. It takes the form of
<(list)
or
>(list)
The process list is run with its input or output connected to a
FIFO or some file in `/dev/fd'. The name of this file is
passed as an argument to the current command as the result of the
expansion. If the >(list) form is used, writing to
the file will provide input for list. If the
<(list) form is used, the file passed as an
argument should be read to obtain the output of list.
When available, process substitution is performed simultaneously with parameter and variable expansion, command substitution, and arithmetic expansion.
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