all. In bash’s parameter syntax, name=val val does not get pathname-expansion. How can I

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Asked: June 17, 20262026-06-17T16:07:02+00:00 2026-06-17T16:07:02+00:00

all.

In bash’s parameter syntax,

  name=val

val does not get pathname-expansion.

How can I put pathname-expanded result to another variable?

$ ls foo*
foo.1
$ A="foo.*"
$ echo $A
foo.1
$ touch foo.2
$ echo $A
foo.1 foo.2

I want to have A retain value "foo.1" after touching foo.2.

Thanks in advance.

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-17T16:07:03+00:00

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Use an array instead.

A=(foo.*)
touch foo.2
echo "${A[@]}"

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