What exactly is the ' used for in the bash shell? Whenever it gets typed
at a bash prompt, I get:
>
For example:
bash# any_command '
>
In csh and tcsh, I get it as being unmatched.
In zsh, I get:
quote>
It looks like each shell treats it a little differently.
Any ideas as to what it's used for?
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UW-Madison Computer Sciences
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