How to escape wildcard expansion in a variable in bash?

Question

How do I escape a wildcard expansion in a variable name?

CP="lib/*"
COMMAND="java $VARIABLES -cp $CP SomeClass"
echo $COMMAND

Echoing the command always causes wildcard expansion.

Also on http://stackoverflow.com/questions/102049/how-do-i-escape-the-wildcard-asterisk-character-in-bash/102075#102075 — Bhavesh K., Aug 20 '13 at 17:49

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 04 '12 at 21:57

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echo "$COMMAND"

Using quotes prevents the glob from being expanded.

answered Jun 04 '12 at 21:57

Dennis Williamson

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 04 '12 at 21:57

1

Use an array instead.

answered Jun 04 '12 at 21:57

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