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Asked: June 4, 20262026-06-04T02:54:30+00:00 2026-06-04T02:54:30+00:00

What does a line of code like this do? if ($MY_VARIABLE == some_string) …

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What does a line of code like this do?

if ("$MY_VARIABLE" == "some_string") ... 

Is that just how csh interprets variables as strings for comparison and assignment?

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    2026-06-04T02:54:31+00:00Added an answer on June 4, 2026 at 2:54 am

    The quotes mean that the variable will be expanded as a single argument with spaces intact, rather than broken into multiple pieces at whitespace.

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