$ >'\zzzz' $ >'\wwww' $ dash -c 'echo "\*"' \wwww \zzzz The cause: uses "\\*" pattern instead of "\\\*". The fix: /* backslash */ case CBACK: c = pgetc2(); if (c == PEOF) { USTPUTC(CTLESC, out); USTPUTC('\\', out); pungetc(); } else if (c == '\n') { nlprompt(); } else { if ( dblquote && c != '\\' && c != '`' && c != '$' && ( c != '"' || eofmark != NULL ) ) { USTPUTC(CTLESC, out); // add this line USTPUTC('\\', out); } USTPUTC(CTLESC, out); USTPUTC(c, out); quotef++; } -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe dash" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html