Re: why fail , [[ $sep$*$sep == $sep--$sep ]]

[Chet Ramey]

On 2/20/24 11:06 AM, Kerin Millar wrote:

> Though it is not particularly important at this juncture, I would add that 
> Alex's pattern was wrong to begin with. I corrected the pattern and provided 
> some diagnostics but it was actually Lawrence who identified - and initially 
> raised - the discrepancy concerning the handling of $'\1'.

I identifed the problem based on his report, after correcting the pattern.

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