builtin help coproc

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coproc: coproc [NAME] command [redirections]
    Create a coprocess named NAME.

    Execute COMMAND asynchronously, with the standard output and standard
    input of the command connected via a pipe to file descriptors assigned
    to indices 0 and 1 of an array variable NAME in the executing shell.
    The default NAME is "COPROC".

    Exit Status:
    Returns the exit status of COMMAND.