> > +    pos=$(printf "%s" "${2%^*}" | wc -c) # error position
> > +    command=$(printf "%s" "$2" | tr -d ^)

You may want to put all the $(...) inside "" to avoid field splitting
(not relevant to a shell assignment with modern shells) and
filename globbing.

> >      echo "Test command: $command"
> >      echo > error_log
> > -    (! echo "$command" >> "$3" ) 2> /dev/null
> > +    (! printf "%s" "$command" >> "$3" ) 2> /dev/null

WTF is the (! for ??
The (...) is a subshell.
And ! inverts the exit status.
Neither is needed at all.

        David

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