#!/bin/sh # This example illustrates the difference between some of the quoting # rules (single quotes vs. double quotes), as well as the use of the # backslash to escape the meaning of special characters age=21 balance=100.53 echo "Student age is $age" echo 'Student age is $age' echo 'Student age is' $age echo "Student \"age\" is $age" echo "Student 'age' is $age" echo "Balance = $balance" echo "Balance = \$balance" echo "Balance = \$$balance" echo 'Balance = \$$balance' echo "Balance = \$\$$balance" echo "Hi there * " echo "Hi there" *