Re: About `M-C-e` expand result `'` failed

[Andreas Schwab]

On Feb 01 2024, Mike Jonkmans wrote:

> As end user I would expect that, running shell-expand-line then accept-line,
> would do the same as just an accept-line.

If you want to execute the line, let bash expand it.  The
shell-expand-line function's purpose is to let you edit the expansion
further.

> I think that escaping is needed after quote removal in shell-expand-line.

The function is called shell-expand-line, not
shell-expand-and-requote-line.

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