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From: Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: Default PATH setting - reduce to something more sensible?
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:00:42 +0100
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On 24.01.2025 22:42, Keith Thompson wrote:
> 
> ~ is equivalent to $HOME in most contexts.  I suggest that assuming that
> ~, like $HOME, is expanded in double quotes is a very easy mistake to
> make.  And the bash misfeature we're discussing can make it hard to
> detect that mistake.

Yes, to both.

(It certainly helps to know the standard shell quoting mechanisms.
That's so basic that it cannot be overestimated and should always
be emphasized. - I've experienced that even regular, experienced
shell users don't seem to know the exact mechanism in all cases.)

Anyone reading the docs? :-)

Janis