Is there any difference between " " and \ in bash?
For example, ls *" "* and ls *\ * will return the same result for me.
Is there any difference between and \ in bash? For example, ls * *
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Is there any difference between " " and \ in bash?
For example, ls *" "* and ls *\ * will return the same result for me.
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""version will incur a teensy bit more overhead to parse the innards of the quotes for any potential variables/operators. The backslash-space version will be seen as only a literal space without the extra overhead. The actual cost in cpu time/memory usage between the two will be utterly microscopic, however, unless it’s inside a loop that’s being run kajillions of times.