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Re: first arg of [[ always expand-safe ?
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alex xmb sw ratchev |
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Re: first arg of [[ always expand-safe ? |
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Thu, 22 Aug 2024 02:31:15 +0200 |
On Thu, Aug 22, 2024, 1:52 AM Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 01:38:13 +0200, alex xmb sw ratchev wrote:
> > [[ smth == "$var" ]] <-- quotes required to not glob expand
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> Well, not "glob expand" but rather "glob pattern matching".
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> > [[ ! $var ]] <-- do this need rather quotes .. ?
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> It does not need quotes, but you may use them if you prefer.
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> Remember, globs don't *expand* inside [[ commands. They may be used as
> pattern matching patterns. Very different thing.
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hm look : they pattern match , _and_ , expand to those
anyway thxx ++
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