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diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml index dcb1f1e3c..ada4e22d6 100644 --- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml +++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml @@ -44,6 +44,21 @@ VARIABLE = " " </literallayout> </para> + + <para> + You can use single quotes instead of double quotes + when setting a variable's value. + Doing so allows you to use values that contain the double + character: + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + VARIABLE = 'I have a " in my value' + </literallayout> + <note> + Unlike in Bourne shells, single quotes work identically + to double quotes in all other ways. + They do not suppress variable expansions. + </note> + </para> </section> <section id='variable-expansion'> |