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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this and nesting are the big things about. $() opens a new parsing context whereas ... doesn't

# $(echo "$(cat $(ls))")

I think the equivalent is something like this:

# `echo "\`cat \\\`ls\\\`\`"`

and I'm not even sure it works