recho """"a recho a"""" recho """" recho """"b recho b"""" 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