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From: Stephane Chazelas <Stephane_Chazelas@yahoo.fr>
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Subject: [bug] backslash stripped in sh/ksh emulation
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Hi guys,

$ ARGV0=ksh zsh -xc 'a="\\*"; case $a in *\\*) echo a;; esac'
+ a='\*'
+ case * (*\*)

Can anyone explain it? It's OK if $a is quoted as in <case "$a">

After investigation, it appears it is triggered by globsubst.

Best regards,
Stéphane