diff --git a/brush-core/src/commands.rs b/brush-core/src/commands.rs
index e1aef8f1..8bc82795 100644
--- a/brush-core/src/commands.rs
+++ b/brush-core/src/commands.rs
@@ -131,11 +131,7 @@ impl ExecutionContext<'_> {
     /// Returns the file descriptor with the given number.
     #[allow(clippy::unwrap_in_result)]
     pub fn fd(&self, fd: u32) -> Option<openfiles::OpenFile> {
-        self.params
-            .open_files
-            .files
-            .get(&fd)
-            .map(|f| f.try_dup().unwrap())
+        self.params.open_files.files.get(&fd).cloned()
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn should_cmd_lead_own_process_group(&self) -> bool {
@@ -562,7 +558,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn invoke_command_in_subshell_and_get_output(
     subshell
         .open_files
         .files
-        .insert(1, openfiles::OpenFile::PipeWriter(writer));
+        .insert(1, openfiles::OpenFile::PipeWriter(Arc::new(writer)));
 
     let mut params = subshell.default_exec_params();
     params.process_group_policy = ProcessGroupPolicy::SameProcessGroup;
diff --git a/brush-core/src/interp.rs b/brush-core/src/interp.rs
index 5be6a3e2..3481c484 100644
--- a/brush-core/src/interp.rs
+++ b/brush-core/src/interp.rs
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ fn setup_pipeline_redirection(
             // Set up stdin of this process to take stdout of the preceding process.
             open_files
                 .files
-                .insert(0, OpenFile::PipeReader(preceding_output_reader));
+                .insert(0, OpenFile::PipeReader(Arc::new(preceding_output_reader)));
         } else {
             open_files.files.insert(0, OpenFile::Null);
         }
@@ -1266,7 +1266,9 @@ fn setup_pipeline_redirection(
         // Set up stdout of this process to go to stdin of the succeeding process.
         let (reader, writer) = sys::pipes::pipe()?;
         context.output_pipes.push(reader);
-        open_files.files.insert(1, OpenFile::PipeWriter(writer));
+        open_files
+            .files
+            .insert(1, OpenFile::PipeWriter(Arc::new(writer)));
     }
 
     Ok(())
@@ -1301,8 +1303,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn setup_redirect(
                     )
                 })?;
 
-            let stdout_file = OpenFile::File(opened_file);
-            let stderr_file = stdout_file.try_dup()?;
+            let stdout_file = OpenFile::File(Arc::new(opened_file));
+            let stderr_file = stdout_file.clone();
 
             open_files.files.insert(1, stdout_file);
             open_files.files.insert(2, stderr_file);
@@ -1382,7 +1384,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn setup_redirect(
                                 err,
                             )
                         })?;
-                    target_file = OpenFile::File(opened_file);
+                    target_file = OpenFile::File(Arc::new(opened_file));
                 }
                 ast::IoFileRedirectTarget::Fd(fd) => {
                     let default_fd_if_unspecified = match kind {
@@ -1396,7 +1398,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn setup_redirect(
                     fd_num = specified_fd_num.unwrap_or(default_fd_if_unspecified);
 
                     if let Some(f) = open_files.files.get(fd) {
-                        target_file = f.try_dup()?;
+                        target_file = f.clone();
                     } else {
                         tracing::error!("{}: Bad file descriptor", fd);
                         return Ok(None);
@@ -1416,7 +1418,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn setup_redirect(
                                 subshell_cmd,
                             )?;
 
-                            target_file = substitution_file.try_dup()?;
+                            target_file = substitution_file.clone();
                             open_files.files.insert(substitution_fd, substitution_file);
 
                             fd_num = specified_fd_num
@@ -1491,15 +1493,15 @@ fn setup_process_substitution(
             subshell
                 .open_files
                 .files
-                .insert(1, openfiles::OpenFile::PipeWriter(writer));
-            OpenFile::PipeReader(reader)
+                .insert(1, openfiles::OpenFile::PipeWriter(Arc::new(writer)));
+            OpenFile::PipeReader(Arc::new(reader))
         }
         ast::ProcessSubstitutionKind::Write => {
             subshell
                 .open_files
                 .files
-                .insert(0, openfiles::OpenFile::PipeReader(reader));
-            OpenFile::PipeWriter(writer)
+                .insert(0, openfiles::OpenFile::PipeReader(Arc::new(reader)));
+            OpenFile::PipeWriter(Arc::new(writer))
         }
     };
 
@@ -1545,5 +1547,5 @@ fn setup_open_file_with_contents(contents: &str) -> Result<OpenFile, error::Erro
     writer.write_all(bytes)?;
     drop(writer);
 
-    Ok(OpenFile::PipeReader(reader))
+    Ok(OpenFile::PipeReader(Arc::new(reader)))
 }
diff --git a/brush-core/src/openfiles.rs b/brush-core/src/openfiles.rs
index fc87662f..a3aa38d8 100644
--- a/brush-core/src/openfiles.rs
+++ b/brush-core/src/openfiles.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ use std::os::fd::AsRawFd;
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use std::os::fd::OwnedFd;
 use std::process::Stdio;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::error;
 use crate::sys;
 
 /// Represents a file open in a shell context.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum OpenFile {
     /// The original standard input this process was started with.
     Stdin,
@@ -21,35 +23,14 @@ pub enum OpenFile {
     /// A null file that discards all input.
     Null,
     /// A file open for reading or writing.
-    File(std::fs::File),
+    File(Arc<std::fs::File>),
     /// A read end of a pipe.
-    PipeReader(sys::pipes::PipeReader),
+    PipeReader(Arc<sys::pipes::PipeReader>),
     /// A write end of a pipe.
-    PipeWriter(sys::pipes::PipeWriter),
-}
-
-impl Clone for OpenFile {
-    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
-        self.try_dup().unwrap()
-    }
+    PipeWriter(Arc<sys::pipes::PipeWriter>),
 }
 
 impl OpenFile {
-    /// Tries to duplicate the open file.
-    pub fn try_dup(&self) -> Result<OpenFile, error::Error> {
-        let result = match self {
-            OpenFile::Stdin => OpenFile::Stdin,
-            OpenFile::Stdout => OpenFile::Stdout,
-            OpenFile::Stderr => OpenFile::Stderr,
-            OpenFile::Null => OpenFile::Null,
-            OpenFile::File(f) => OpenFile::File(f.try_clone()?),
-            OpenFile::PipeReader(f) => OpenFile::PipeReader(f.try_clone()?),
-            OpenFile::PipeWriter(f) => OpenFile::PipeWriter(f.try_clone()?),
-        };
-
-        Ok(result)
-    }
-
     /// Converts the open file into an `OwnedFd`.
     #[cfg(unix)]
     pub(crate) fn into_owned_fd(self) -> Result<std::os::fd::OwnedFd, error::Error> {
@@ -58,9 +39,9 @@ impl OpenFile {
             OpenFile::Stdout => Ok(std::io::stdout().as_fd().try_clone_to_owned()?),
             OpenFile::Stderr => Ok(std::io::stderr().as_fd().try_clone_to_owned()?),
             OpenFile::Null => error::unimp("to_owned_fd for null open file"),
-            OpenFile::File(f) => Ok(f.into()),
-            OpenFile::PipeReader(r) => Ok(OwnedFd::from(r)),
-            OpenFile::PipeWriter(w) => Ok(OwnedFd::from(w)),
+            OpenFile::File(f) => Ok((*f).try_clone()?.into()),
+            OpenFile::PipeReader(r) => Ok(OwnedFd::from((*r).try_clone()?)),
+            OpenFile::PipeWriter(w) => Ok(OwnedFd::from((*w).try_clone()?)),
         }
     }
 
@@ -137,7 +118,7 @@ impl OpenFile {
 
 impl From<std::fs::File> for OpenFile {
     fn from(file: std::fs::File) -> Self {
-        OpenFile::File(file)
+        OpenFile::File(Arc::new(file))
     }
 }
 
@@ -148,9 +129,9 @@ impl From<OpenFile> for Stdio {
             OpenFile::Stdout => Stdio::inherit(),
             OpenFile::Stderr => Stdio::inherit(),
             OpenFile::Null => Stdio::null(),
-            OpenFile::File(f) => f.into(),
-            OpenFile::PipeReader(f) => f.into(),
-            OpenFile::PipeWriter(f) => f.into(),
+            OpenFile::File(f) => (*f).try_clone().unwrap().into(),
+            OpenFile::PipeReader(f) => (*f).try_clone().unwrap().into(),
+            OpenFile::PipeWriter(f) => (*f).try_clone().unwrap().into(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -169,7 +150,7 @@ impl std::io::Read for OpenFile {
             )),
             OpenFile::Null => Ok(0),
             OpenFile::File(f) => f.read(buf),
-            OpenFile::PipeReader(reader) => reader.read(buf),
+            OpenFile::PipeReader(reader) => reader.as_ref().read(buf),
             OpenFile::PipeWriter(_) => Err(std::io::Error::new(
                 std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
                 error::Error::OpenFileNotReadable("pipe writer"),
@@ -193,7 +174,7 @@ impl std::io::Write for OpenFile {
                 std::io::ErrorKind::Other,
                 error::Error::OpenFileNotWritable("pipe reader"),
             )),
-            OpenFile::PipeWriter(writer) => writer.write(buf),
+            OpenFile::PipeWriter(writer) => writer.as_ref().write(buf),
         }
     }
 
@@ -205,7 +186,7 @@ impl std::io::Write for OpenFile {
             OpenFile::Null => Ok(()),
             OpenFile::File(f) => f.flush(),
             OpenFile::PipeReader(_) => Ok(()),
-            OpenFile::PipeWriter(writer) => writer.flush(),
+            OpenFile::PipeWriter(writer) => writer.as_ref().flush(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -230,16 +211,6 @@ impl Default for OpenFiles {
 }
 
 impl OpenFiles {
-    /// Tries to clone the open files.
-    pub fn try_clone(&self) -> Result<OpenFiles, error::Error> {
-        let mut files = im::HashMap::new();
-        for (fd, file) in &self.files {
-            files.insert(*fd, file.try_dup()?);
-        }
-
-        Ok(OpenFiles { files })
-    }
-
     /// Retrieves the file backing standard input in this context.
     pub fn stdin(&self) -> Option<&OpenFile> {
         self.files.get(&0)
diff --git a/brush-core/src/shell.rs b/brush-core/src/shell.rs
index 64e62983..b057a83d 100644
--- a/brush-core/src/shell.rs
+++ b/brush-core/src/shell.rs
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ impl Shell {
                 if let Some(filename) = path_to_open.file_name() {
                     if let Ok(fd_num) = filename.to_string_lossy().to_string().parse::<u32>() {
                         if let Some(open_file) = params.open_files.files.get(&fd_num) {
-                            return open_file.try_dup();
+                            return Ok(open_file.clone());
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -1151,13 +1151,13 @@ impl Shell {
     /// Returns a value that can be used to write to the shell's currently configured
     /// standard output stream using `write!` at al.
     pub fn stdout(&self) -> openfiles::OpenFile {
-        self.open_files.files.get(&1).unwrap().try_dup().unwrap()
+        self.open_files.files.get(&1).unwrap().clone()
     }
 
     /// Returns a value that can be used to write to the shell's currently configured
     /// standard error stream using `write!` et al.
     pub fn stderr(&self) -> openfiles::OpenFile {
-        self.open_files.files.get(&2).unwrap().try_dup().unwrap()
+        self.open_files.files.get(&2).unwrap().clone()
     }
 
     /// Outputs `set -x` style trace output for a command.