empty='' echo 'Testing: in ""' for a in ""; do echo ".$a."; done echo 'Testing: in '"''" for a in ''; do echo ".$a."; done echo 'Testing: in $empty' for a in $empty; do echo ".$a."; done echo 'Testing: in $empty""' for a in $empty""; do echo ".$a."; done echo 'Testing: in $empty'"''" for a in $empty''; do echo ".$a."; done echo 'Testing: in "$empty"' for a in "$empty"; do echo ".$a."; done echo Finished