<(...) vs =(...) in zsh (#899)

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 chsh -s `which zsh`
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+### Process Substitution
+
+| Expression        | Example                                               | Description
+| ---               | ---                                                   | ---
+| `<(COMMAND)`      | `grep "needle" <(curl "https://haystack.io")`         | Replace argument with _named pipe/FIFO_ (read-only) with command output
+| `=(COMMAND)`      | `vim =(curl "https://haystack.io")`                   | Replace argument with _file_ (writable) containing command output
+{: .-headers}
+
 ### Also see

 - [Bash cheatsheet](./bash)