for loop with variable

Ray Andrews <[email protected]> Mon, 11 May 2026 09:44:56 -0700

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% var=" a b c "

% for aa in $=var; do echo $aa; done
a
b
c

% for aa in [a-c]; do echo $aa; done
c

... In the last 'for' it wants to find files whereas in the previous it 
knows it's looking at text.  Could the previous be done on one line?  
That is, the range '[a-c]' would be understood to be just text, not a 
file glob?
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    <font face="DejaVu Sans">% var=" a b c "<br>
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      % for aa in $=var; do echo $aa; done<br>
      a<br>
      b<br>
      c<br>
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      % for aa in [a-c]; do echo $aa; done <br>
      c<br>
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      ... In the last 'for' it wants to find files whereas in the
      previous it knows it's looking at text.  Could the previous be
      done on one line?  That is, the range '[a-c]' would be understood
      to be just text, not a file glob?  </font>
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