$ f() { for i; do echo "|$i|"; done; }
$ x=x
$ e=
$ f ${x:+""}
||
^^^^^^^^^^^ correct
$ f ${x:+ ""}
^^^^^^^^^^^ prints nothing, bug?
$ ${x:+"" }
^^^^^^^^^^^ prints nothing, bug?
$ f ${x:+"$e"}
||
^^^^^^^^^^^ correct
$ f ${x:+ "$e"}
^^^^^^^^^^^ prints nothing, bug?
$ f ${x:+"$e""$e"""}
||
^^^^^^^^^^^ correct
$ f ${x:+"$e""$e"""}
^^^^^^^^^^^ prints nothing, bug?
Similarly with: f ${x:+"`echo`" } etc...
