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Single Quotes vs. Double Quotes
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Britney F.
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Apr 3, 2003, 10:04 AM
 
I am somewhat of a newbie to the CLI but am loving it so far!

My question has to do with quotes. What is the difference between single and double quotes and when should each one be used?

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Britney
     
xtal
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Apr 3, 2003, 10:14 AM
 
This is a better explanation than I could give:

http://unix.about.com/library/glossa...ef-quoting.htm

I agree, the shell is wonderful. Good luck!


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Britney F.  (op)
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Apr 3, 2003, 12:33 PM
 
Originally posted by xtal:
This is a better explanation than I could give:

http://unix.about.com/library/glossa...ef-quoting.htm

I agree, the shell is wonderful. Good luck!
That is great! Very good resource too.

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Britney
     
   
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