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AdminBee
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So doing $(cat /etc/passwd)

$(cat /etc/passwd)

results in "No such File or Directory"

and "$(whereis cat)"

"$(whereis cat)"

results in "command not found"

Why is command substitution not working in the expected manner?

So doing $(cat /etc/passwd) results in "No such File or Directory"

and "$(whereis cat)" results in "command not found"

Why is command substitution not working in the expected manner?

So doing

$(cat /etc/passwd)

results in "No such File or Directory"

and

"$(whereis cat)"

results in "command not found"

Why is command substitution not working in the expected manner?

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jstar100x
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Why is command substitution resulting in 'command not found error'?

So doing $(cat /etc/passwd) results in "No such File or Directory"

and "$(whereis cat)" results in "command not found"

Why is command substitution not working in the expected manner?