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How do I escape a wildcard expansion in a variable name?
CP="lib/*"
COMMAND="java $VARIABLES -cp $CP SomeClass"
echo $COMMAND
Echoing the command always causes wildcard expansion.
Using quotes prevents the glob from being expanded.
By the way, see “I’m trying to put a command in a variable, but the complex cases always fail!”