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		Karellen on March 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What was the point of [ “x$var” = “xval” ]? (2021) What happens if you use the x hack but $left has a space in it?

rurban on March 8, 2023 [–]

Then you get a nice syntax error, that you didn't properly split your string. Good point

layer8 on March 8, 2023 | [–]

You won't get a syntax error if it happens to result in valid syntax (but likely unintended semantics).

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