[clue-tech] Maddening bash "protection" problem

[Jed S. Baer]

On Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:16:19 -0700 (MST)
Bruce Ediger wrote:

> The easiest thing might be an "eval":
> 
> eval "$longcmd" this that
> eval "$longcmd" other thing

Thanks, Bruce.

Initial testing shows that works.

Still wondering what bash thinks it's doing, though.

> Shell quoting rules never have made that much sense to me.

/me too

At least they provide a way to back out of it.

jed