Linda Walsh <b...@tlinx.org> writes: > Or another disparity: C. > t='one two three' > c='one two three' > 1) if [[ $t == $a ]]; then echo 'Matches'; fi > 2) if [[ $t == "$a" ]]; then echo 'Matches'; fi > So, the expressions match whether or not $a is in double quotes or not > (single quotes would not match, as the $a would be taken literally).
Set a='one * three' and try again. > Quoting should not disable RE matching. Yes it should. Just like quoting disables glob matching. There must be a way to remove the special meaning of a character. > It is NOT the same as double quotes not allowing *file glob > expansion*. Globbing is not only about expansion, it is also about matching. Andreas. -- Andreas Schwab, sch...@linux-m68k.org GPG Key fingerprint = 58CA 54C7 6D53 942B 1756 01D3 44D5 214B 8276 4ED5 "And now for something completely different."
