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--- bash:quotes [2019/12/07 12:06] – peter
+++ bash:quotes [2020/07/15 09:30] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-===== Concatinating Quotes =====
+==== Escaping Quotes ====
+Putting a **backslash** character **\** in front of a quote removes its special meaning.
+This works inside double quotes, or in the absence of quotes.
+It does not work inside single quotes.
+==== Example ====
+<code bash>
+echo 'Don'\''t walk!'
+echo "Don't walk!"
+echo $'Don\'t talk!'
+</code>
+  * **1st line:**  A single quoted string that can contain anything other than single-quotes.  In this case, an escaped, unquoted single-quote is concatenated with the argument between two single quoted strings.
+  * **2nd line:**  A double-quoted string with all expansions and double-quotes within escaped.
+  * **3rd line:**  A less portable equivalent using $'...':
+**$(...)**-style command substitutions are unique in that the quoting of their contents is completely independent to their surroundings.  This means you don't have to worry about nested quote escaping problems.
+----
+===== Concatenating Quotes =====
 The various types of quotes can be combined, or concatenated, if needed.