#!/bin/Shell result=no match hello { he* { result=yes } * { result=fail } }; test "$result" = yes || echo invalid result $result for normal string match, single option && exit 1 result=no match hello { he* | f* { result=yes } * { result=fail } }; test "$result" = yes || echo invalid result $result for normal string match, multiple options && exit 1 result=no match (well hello friends) { (* *) { result=fail } (* * *) { result=yes } * { result=fail } }; test "$result" = yes || echo invalid result $result for list match && exit 1 result=no match yes as v { () { result=fail } (*) { result=yes } * { result=$v } }; test "$result" = yes || echo invalid result $result for match with name && exit 1 result=no # $(...) is a list, $(echo) should be an empty list, not an empty string match $(echo) { * { result=fail } () { result=yes } }; test "$result" = yes || echo invalid result $result for list subst match && exit 1 result=no # "$(...)" is a string, "$(echo)" should be an empty string, not an empty list match "$(echo)" { * { result=yes } () { result=fail } }; test "$result" = yes || echo invalid result $result for string subst match && exit 1