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in nearly all cases, you should always do "$var" instead of $var, this should be mandated on sh scripts. you can even go further to do "${bar}", this is even s

• scurvy 10y ago
  Yes, it's "${bar}" that should go into style guides and linters (for consistency).
  • brazzledazzle 10y ago
    It seems kind of petty I guess but that seems kind of annoying to write and even less importantly looks pretty blah.
• dozzie 10y ago
  "${bar}" is irritating to write. It only makes sense when you need to append a word character ([a-zA-Z0-9_]) to the content of $bar, like in "${bar}qq".
  • philipov 10y ago
    "${bar}" makes my syntax highlighting light up in a satisfying way, and automatic quote/brace completion makes it peachy.