On Sep 4, 2015, at 3:07 AM, Chet Ramey <chet.ra...@case.edu> wrote: > I guess I see what you're saying: that bash removes the backslash quoting > the `?' when processing $'...' but leaves backslashes escaping other > characters not listed in the description of $'...' unchanged. I can add > that to the documentation. > > If that's not what you mean, I guess I don't understand. `printf %b' > expands one set of backslash escapes, and $'...' expands a slightly > different set, since they're trying to serve slightly different purposes > and have different origins. They're separate constructs and are documented > separately.
Yes, that's what I mean. Thanks for clarifying!
