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Subject: Bash error in quote handling
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From: Arthur I Schwarz <Arthur_I_Schwarz AT raytheon DOT com>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:01:34 -0800
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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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