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+recho """"a
+recho a""""
+
+recho """\7f"
+
+recho """\7f"b
+recho b"""\7f"
+
+recho """"""c
+recho c""""""
+
+recho """"""c""""
+recho """"c""""""
+
+recho """"""""c
+recho c""""""""
+
+# BASH BUG: spurious DEL characters appear on empty variable interpolation.
+# BASH 4.2.8(1)-release
+
+a=''
+
+recho correct "$a" # correct empty output line
+recho correct "$a""$a" # correct empty output line
+recho correct "$a""$a""$a" # correct empty output line
+recho XwrongX "$a""$a""$a""$a" # spurious two DEL chars appear at line end
+recho correct a"$a" # correct single "a" on line
+recho XwrongX a"$a""$a" # spurious DEL char appears at line end
+recho correct a"$a$a" # correct single "a" on line
+recho correct a"$a$a$a$a" # correct single "a" on line