Quotes: Double, Single and None

Without quotes, the shell splits a variable's value at its spaces and turns a * into file names, the number-one bash bug; "$name" in double quotes keeps the value exactly as it is, and single quotes keep everything as typed.

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Cheat sheet for the lesson Quotes: Double, Single and None: Without quotes, the shell splits a variable's value at its spaces and turns a * into file names, the number-one bash bug; "$name" in double quotes keeps the value exactly as it is, and single quotes keep everything as typed.
Category
Bash
Level
Journeyman
Tags
glob, linux, quoting, unix, wildcard, word-splitting