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Bash error in quote handling
- From: Arthur I Schwarz <Arthur_I_Schwarz at raytheon dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:01:34 -0800
- Subject: Bash error in quote handling
I think this is an error?
star="*"
echo $star == <directory> looks good
star=*
echo $star == <directory> looks good
star='*'
echo $star == <directory> shouldn't this be *?
star=\*
echo $star == <directory> shouldn't this be *?
star='\*'
echo $star == \* shouldn't this be *?
star="\*"
echo $star == \* shouldn't this be *?
bash 2.0.5b
Cygwin 1.5.9-1
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