# This test demonstrates that in unquoted $v, backslashes expand by this rule: # \z -> \\\z; \<eol> -> \\<eol> (for any z, special or not), # and subsequently globbing converts \\ to \ and treats \z as literal z # even if it is a special char. >'Zf' >'Z\f' echo 'Expected' 'Actual' v='\*'; echo 'Z\* :' Z$v echo 'Z* :' Z\* echo 'Z\f :' Z\\* echo 'Z\* :' Z\\\* # NB! only this matches Z$v output echo v='\z'; echo 'Z\z :' Z$v echo 'Zz :' Z\z echo 'Z\z :' Z\\z echo 'Z\z :' Z\\\z echo v='\'; echo 'Z\ :' Z$v echo 'Z\ :' Z\\ echo v='*'; echo 'Z\f Zf :' Z$v echo 'Z\f Zf :' Z* echo rm 'Z\f' 'Zf' echo Done: $?