if test $# = 0; then exec "$THIS_SH" var_subst_in_for.tests abc "d e" fi echo 'Testing: in x y z' for a in x y z; do echo ".$a."; done echo 'Testing: in u $empty v' empty='' for a in u $empty v; do echo ".$a."; done echo 'Testing: in u " $empty" v' empty='' for a in u " $empty" v; do echo ".$a."; done echo 'Testing: in u $empty $empty$a v' a='a' for a in u $empty $empty$a v; do echo ".$a."; done echo 'Testing: in $a_b' a_b='a b' for a in $a_b; do echo ".$a."; done echo 'Testing: in $*' for a in $*; do echo ".$a."; done echo 'Testing: in $@' for a in $@; do echo ".$a."; done echo 'Testing: in -$*-' for a in -$*-; do echo ".$a."; done echo 'Testing: in -$@-' for a in -$@-; do echo ".$a."; done echo 'Testing: in $a_b -$a_b-' a_b='a b' for a in $a_b -$a_b-; do echo ".$a."; done echo Finished