> that is also quote safe Depends on what you mean by quote safe. Quotes aren't redundant: $ d='*' $ [[ foo = $d ]]; echo $? 0 $ [[ foo = "$d" ]]; ech

> that is also quote safe Depends on what you mean by quote safe. Quotes aren't redundant: $ d='*' $ [[ foo = $d ]]; echo $? 0 $ [[ foo = "$d" ]]; echo $? 1