tests/array20.sub

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# tests to make sure that $* and ${array[*]} expand consistently in `list'
# and `scalar' contexts

arr=(a b c)
IFS=+

# these two should both expand to `+' separated strings
a=${arr[*]} ; echo "$a"
b=${arr[*]/a/x}; echo "$b"

set -- a b c

# these two should both expand to `+' separated strings
a=${*} ; echo "$a"
b=${*/a/x}; echo "$b"

# these two should both expand to `+' separated strings and it should handle
# characters in IFS as chars in the string
unset a b

set -- 'a+b' 'c+d' 'e+f'
a=${*} ; recho "$a"
b=${*/a/x}; recho "$b"

# now let's make sure that @ always uses space separators even in contexts
# where we don't do word splitting
set -- a b c
a=${@} ; echo "$a"
b=${@/a/x}; echo "$b"

unset a b

a=${arr[@]} ; echo "$a"
b=${arr[@]/a/x}; echo "$b"