v=abcd [ "${#v}" = 4 ] || echo '${#v} wrong' v=$$ [ "${#$}" = "${#v}" ] || echo '${#$} wrong' [ "${#!}" = 0 ] || echo '${#!} wrong' set -- 01 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0013 [ "${#1}" = 2 ] || echo '${#1} wrong' [ "${#13}" = 4 ] || echo '${#13} wrong' v=$0 [ "${#0}" = "${#v}" ] || echo '${#0} wrong'