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Re:Xonsh, a Python-ish, Bash-compatible shell language and c... by LukeShu on Monday March 16, 2015 @12:15AM (#9209822) 

       echo foo | cd /
       cd / | echo foo
    
    In bash, only the second line will change your working
    directory.
Um... in Bash, neither of those change your working directory (unless `shopt -s lastpipe` is set, in which case: the first does).
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Re:Xonsh, a Python-ish, Bash-compatible shell language and c... by ridiculous_fish on Monday March 16, 2015 @12:43AM (#9209911)
Whoops, you're right! Egg on my face.
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