Re: How can I print "*" in unix shell program

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From: laura fairhead
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 17:24

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On Fri, 10 May 2002 21:52:35 +0900, "�����" <myunggyu@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I wanna print *
>But following script prints files in current directory
>How can I print *
>
>[root@ns /root]# cat a.sh
>#!/bin/sh
>
>AA="*"
>echo $AA

You don't need quotes with the assignement because pathname expansion
isn't done on assignment words, however anywhere else in the line
unquoted fields are usually subject to pathname expansion so you do need
to quote the variable in the 'echo' command;

AA=*
echo "$AA"

>[root@ns /root]# ./a.sh
>Desktop a.sh dnsCache.db hostsInfo.db intop_history manage nsmail ntop_pw.db
>sec
>
>

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From: laura@madonnaweb.com (laura fairhead)
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Subject: Re: How can I print "*" in unix shell program
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 17:24:14 GMT
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