> there was always an inconsistency between $* and $@ There is never a legitimate reason to use $* . Even in the rare cases where you want those semantics (hin

> there was always an inconsistency between $* and $@ There is never a legitimate reason to use $* . Even in the rare cases where you want those semantics (hint: you don't), you should use something like "$(join ' ' "$@")" instead. > They were both totally valid; No, they weren't.