Re: your mail

[Greg Wooledge]

On Sat, Oct 25, 2025 at 11:52:25 -0500, Maksym Telychko wrote:
>     Following code produces unexpected results:
> 
>     pat='\*'
>     echo $pat

echo "$pat"

Or even better: printf '%s\n' "$pat"

The double quotes are NOT optional.  They are 100% required.