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Protect Strings Within Double Quotes

· Shell & text

If you want quotes around a string, use single quotes to preserve the double quotes. Here's an example of its use.

Here's the syntax and its output
#echo 'Your single quotes "PRESERVED" the double quotes.'
Your single quotes "PRESERVED" the double quotes.

#echo 'Your single quotes "HAVE PRESERVED" the double quotes.'
Your single quotes "HAVE PRESERVED" the double quotes.