Bash error in quote handling

[Arthur I Schwarz]

I think this is an error?

     star="*"
     echo $star  == <directory> looks good
     star=*
     echo $star  == <directory> looks good

     star='*'
     echo $star  == <directory> shouldn't this be *?
     star=\*
     echo $star  == <directory> shouldn't this be *?
     star='\*'
     echo $star  == \* shouldn't this be *?
     star="\*"
     echo $star  == \* shouldn't this be *?

bash 2.0.5b
Cygwin 1.5.9-1


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