Re: Bash parameter expansion (remove largest trailing match, remove largest leading match, pattern replacement) does not work

[Ilkka Virta]

On Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 9:56 PM Bruce Lilly <bruce.lilly@gmail.com> wrote:

> Please don't assume that something output by printf (without quoting) for
> clarity is representative of actual expansion by the shell when properly
> quoted.
>

If you don't want people to assume (and you shouldn't, if you want them to
help you),
you'd better post the actual script you use, and not just something output
by printf.
Without that, it's impossible to check what quoting you used, or to
reproduce the issue.