root@RPI4b3:~> tty; echo $SHELL; echo "' " | hd /dev/tty1 /bin/bash 00000000 27 20 0a |' .| 00000003
mike@RPI4b3:~> tty; echo $SHELL; echo "' " | hd /dev/tty6 /bin/bash 00000000 27 20 0a |' .| 00000003 mike@RPI4b3:~> tty; echo $SHELL; echo " " | hd /dev/pts/1 /bin/bash 00000000 20 0a | .| 00000002 The above in a lxterminal window. mike@RPI4b3:~> tty; echo $SHELL; echo " " | hd /dev/pts/6 /bin/bash 00000000 20 0a | .| 00000002 The above in an term window. As this demonstrates, I get single quotes in bash in a VT but not in X. I see the same whether beforre or after executing 'setxkbmap -layout us'. Suggestions for further exploration? Merry Christmas, Mike -- Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true' - Polish Proverb.