Re: quotes invade positional parameters

[Jan Schampera]

jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:

> $ cat 201012contract
> #!/bin/sh -eux
> set a b c d e f
> : ''$@''
> : '  '$@'  '
> : '    '$*'    '
> : '    ' $* '    '
> : " "$* " "
> $ ./201012contract
> + set a b c d e f
> + : a b c d e f
> + : '  a' b c d e 'f  '
> + : '    a' b c d e 'f    '
> + : '    ' a b c d e f '    '
> + : ' a' b c d e f ' '
> $ apt-show-versions bash
> bash/unstable uptodate 4.1-3
>
> OK, the problem may only be -x deep, affecting the -x reporting output,
> but not the actual functionality, thank G.O.D.

I'd say this is expected (and by the way it's not only on set -x).

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