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Find the error in this bash command:

medium📝 Debug Q7 of 15
Bash Scripting - Quoting and Expansion
Find the error in this bash command:
echo \"This is a test
ABackslash should be before space, not quote
BBackslash before quote is unnecessary
CNo error, command runs fine
DMissing closing quote after test
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:

  1. Step 1: Check quotes and backslash usage

    The command opens a double quote after echo but lacks the closing double quote after 'test'.

  2. Step 2: Identify missing closing quote

    This causes a syntax error due to unclosed quotes.

  3. Final Answer:

    Missing closing quote after test -> Option D

  4. Quick Check:

    Unclosed quote causes error = C [OK]
Quick Trick: Always close quotes after escaping them [OK]
Common Mistakes:
MISTAKES
  • Not closing quotes
  • Escaping unnecessary characters
  • Misplacing backslash

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