Re: Inconsistence when checking if a pattern is quoted or not for `==' and `=~' in [[ ]]

[Clark J. Wang]

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 11:04 PM, Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>wrote:

> "Clark J. Wang" <dearvoid@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > The point is: ``Any part of the pattern may be quoted to force  it  to
>  be
> > matched  as  a string.''
>
> "it" == part of the pattern.
>
>
So I've always been misunderstanding the bash manual (I'm not a native
English speaker :-) Or the manual is actually a bit misleading? :)


>  > It's not clear to me what's the exact rule to tell if a pattern is
> > quoted or not.
>
> The rule is the same as everywhere: a quoted character loses its special
> meaning.
>
> Andreas.
>
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