Re: sorry--this is my question

[Joachim Schmitz]

Jan Schampera wrote:
> On 22.07.2011 18:12, the mad doctor kaeding wrote:
> > is this a bug?
> >
> > > echo goodbye\ cruel\ world\!
> > goodbye cruel world!
> > > echo "goodbye cruel world!"
> > bash: !": event not found
> > > echo "goodbye cruel world\!"
> > goodbye cruel world\!
>
> No, this is a specific history expansion in interactive shells.
>
> Execute ''set +H'' and try again (it's disabled in non-interactive
> shells).

Or use single quotes:

echo 'goodbye cruel world!'

double quotes only prevent filename expansion, but allow interpretation of 
other Shell meta-characters

Bye, Jojo