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From: Charles Forsyth <charles.forsyth@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 17:36:26 +0100
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On 15 May 2017 at 17:30, Giacomo Tesio <giacomo@tesio.it> wrote:

> % echo "$--fu"
> rc: null list in concatenation
>

wrong quotes. try echo $'--fu'

h% --x=hello
h% echo $'--x'
hello

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
On 15 May 2017 at 17:30, Giacomo Tesio <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:giacomo@tesio.it" target=3D"_blank">giacomo@tesio.it</a>&gt;</span> wro=
te:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;=
border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"marg=
in-left:40px">% echo &quot;$--fu&quot;<br>rc: null list in concatenation</d=
iv></blockquote></div><br>wrong quotes. try echo $&#39;--fu&#39;</div><div =
class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"gm=
ail_extra">h% --x=3Dhello</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">h% echo $&#39;--x=
&#39;</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">hello</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_=
extra"><br></div></div>

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