Am Mittwoch, 28. September 2022 schrieb Jude DaShiell: > Interesting, what does echo $"-browser" return? What does echo > "$-BROWSER" return? > I'm on a system other than debian now otherwise I'd have answers for > you on both counts.
$ echo "$-browser" himBHsbrowser $ echo "$-BROWSER" himBHsBROWSER $ echo "$-" himBHs Same explanation as in my previous mail: "$-" is a shell variable containing the options with which the shell has been invoked. "BROWSER" or "browser" remain as a string. Both gets printed. Kind regards, Stefan