From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 26504 invoked by alias); 10 Apr 2011 18:14:25 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Id: Zsh Users List List-Post: List-Help: X-Seq: 15947 Received: (qmail 3252 invoked from network); 10 Apr 2011 18:14:12 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 Received-SPF: pass (ns1.primenet.com.au: SPF record at ntlworld.com designates 81.103.221.58 as permitted sender) Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:32:31 +0100 From: Peter Stephenson To: zsh-users@zsh.org Subject: Re: Backtick cannot be escaped in double-quoted string Message-ID: <20110410183231.25263427@pws-pc.ntlworld.com> In-Reply-To: <201104102040.43230@-zyx> References: <201104102040.43230@-zyx> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.8 (GTK+ 2.22.0; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=JvdXmxIgLJv2/GthKqHpGJEEHukvLcvELVXUanXFreg= c=1 sm=0 a=kPNxH1Akqs4A:10 a=uObrxnre4hsA:10 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=NLZqzBF-AAAA:8 a=S8TtcYgrXlax4NAMFSEA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=_dQi-Dcv4p4A:10 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 On Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:40:42 +0400 ZyX wrote: > When I write echo "\`abc'" instead of getting =C2=AB`abc'=C2=BB echoed I = get prompt=20 > =C2=ABdquote bquote>=C2=BB. Hmmm... are you sure that's a real backslash and not just something that looks like it? Otherwise I can't see what the problem would be. --=20 Peter Stephenson Web page now at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/p.w.stephenson/