# In a variable assignment, both the name and the equals sign must be entirely # unquoted. Therefore, there is only one assignment below; the other words # containing equals signs are command words. abc=0 \abc=1 2>/dev/null a\bc=2 2>/dev/null abc\=3 2>/dev/null a\bc\=4 2>/dev/null 'abc'=5 2>/dev/null a'b'c=6 2>/dev/null abc'='7 2>/dev/null 'abc=8' 2>/dev/null "abc"=9 2>/dev/null a"b"c=10 2>/dev/null abc"="11 2>/dev/null "abc=12" 2>/dev/null [ "$abc" = 0 ]