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I'm trying to generate a command line dynamically and execute it, and the arguments have the $ character in them. For instance:
jar cvf abc.jar some/path/Module$1.java

I've tried leaving the arg as it is, escaping the $ with \, enclosing the arg in single or double quotes, with or without the escape character, and various other things, but nothing works (I get File Not Found, and the file is there). Of course, if I simply typed the above command in at the command prompt, it would work perfectly.

Suggestions would be appreciated.

--Mike

That should work tbh.



frer@trx7:~> sh test.sh test
testtest

the shell should evaluate the variable as normal.
You can try encasing it with ${1} instead

Best regards
Fredrik Eriksson

If I understand correctly you want to be able to have an actual $ in the filename. Sadly you will need a \ for each shell/subshell that it's processed through. You may need multiple \ to get through all shells, eg;

./command my\\\$arg

In that case the first \ escapes the second \ and the third \ escapes the $ so the following survives;

my\$arg

The next shell would then have the $ correctly escaped. Quotes will only help to escape the $ in the current shell.

It's difficult to tell if this is actually what you're after without any code example or more info but I hope it's clear enough to help a little