On 26 April 2018 at 17:02, Teodoro Santoni <asbras...@gmail.com> wrote: > ; w='A > B > C' > ; we=`{echo $w} > ; for(i in $we) { echo 'arg '$i; } > arg A > arg B > arg C > ; for(i in $w) { echo 'arg'$i; } > argA > B > C > ; exit > > When enclosed in single quotes, the variable is, regardless of spaces > or whatnot, a single element. For a list you have to expand it in some > way, inside a command expansion or declaring a list. >
Thanks, this is it. Ruda