1 # $NetBSD: varmod-quote.mk,v 1.3 2020/10/29 19:07:45 rillig Exp $
3 # Tests for the :Q variable modifier, which quotes the variable value
4 # to be used in a shell program.
6 # Any characters that might be interpreted by the shell are escaped.
7 # The set of escaped characters is the same, no matter which shell (sh, csh,
9 .if ${:Ua b c:Q} != "a\\ b\\ c"
13 # The quote modifier only applies if the whole modifier name is "Q".
14 # There is no "Qshell" or "Qawk" or "Qregex" or even "Qhtml" variant.
15 # All strings except the plain "Q" are interpreted as SysV modifier.
16 .if ${:Ua.Qshell:Qshell=replaced} != "a.replaced"