On Thu 2021-06-17 14:26:01 -0400, Alex Pilon wrote: > On Thu 2021-06-17 13:43:43 -0400, Ian! D. Allen wrote: > > As others have said, quoting (even double quoting) hides tilde expansion. > > Just make sure the tilde isn't inside quotes and it works fine: > > > > DIR=~/"Something" > > Strictly speaking per spec this won't work. Tilde expansion happens > before parameter substitution. If it happens in any other order, that is > undefined behaviour and a portability issue.
I misread that. That's my fault. I was thinking of some other thread when referring to other users. Ian's right. Apologies for the spam list. To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscr...@linux-ottawa.org To get help send a blank message to linux+h...@linux-ottawa.org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
