I think I found a way

a=(sa\ bb cc\ dd); a=${(qq@)"${a[@]}"}; typeset -p a; echo -e $a
typeset a='''sa bb'' ''cc dd'''
'sa bb' 'cc dd'

sorry for the bother

Pier Paolo Grassi


Il giorno mar 28 set 2021 alle ore 13:35 Pier Paolo Grassi <
pierpaolog@gmail.com> ha scritto:

> Hello, I have something like
> a=('aa bb' 'cc dd');
>
> and I would like to get the quoted representation inside a string, so that
>
> echo -e $b
> 'aa bb' 'cc dd'
>
> or that
>
> typeset -p b
> gives
> '''aa bb'' ''cc dd'''
>
> I tried with
>
> a=(sa\ bb cc\ dd); b="${(q+)a[@]}"; typeset -p b
> typeset b='''sa bb cc dd'''
>
> and other inconclusive variations
>
> Pier Paolo Grassi
>