Dear Simon,

In message <CAPnjgZ1j=yNOSbmDU0Pkq2y1wq-y=v7O2y7zPTNEfc==st3...@mail.gmail.com> 
you wrote:
> 
> > I think your change would causes non-standard shell behaviour.
> >
> > If you want to evaluate variables, you have to do so as part of a
> > "run" command...
> 
> I find the recursive behaviour much more useful. In particular we have
> to jump through all sorts of hoops to build up a command line. It
> would be much easier if we could make things recursive. The single
> quote example above explicitly stops all substitution - do we need a
> way to do that also?

Useful it may be - in samoe cases at least, but I think it is a very
bad idea to deviate from standard shell behaviour.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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