+ already_forked = dofork = 0;
+
+ /* If we're in a pipeline or run in the background, set DOFORK so we
+ make the child early, before word expansion. This keeps assignment
+ statements from affecting the parent shell's environment when they
+ should not. */
+ dofork = pipe_in != NO_PIPE || pipe_out != NO_PIPE || async;
+
+ /* Something like `%2 &' should restart job 2 in the background, not cause
+ the shell to fork here. */
+ if (dofork && pipe_in == NO_PIPE && pipe_out == NO_PIPE &&
+ simple_command->words && simple_command->words->word &&
+ simple_command->words->word->word &&
+ (simple_command->words->word->word[0] == '%'))
+ dofork = 0;
+
+ if (dofork)