K 10 svn:author V 6 dteske K 8 svn:date V 27 2016-01-31T21:22:10.251323Z K 7 svn:log V 401 Optimize f_sprintf() for bash bash lacks the ksh93 optimization that makes sub-shells fast if they do not alter io. bash 3.1-alpha1 introduced printf -v var_to_set which is not as fast but is still significantly faster than var_to_set=$( printf ) when using any version of bash. If we find our interpreter to somehow be bash by invocation or inclusion, use the feature that provides fastest results. END