feature: a="s -la" -> l$a

[marimlem]

export a="s -la" l$a

should work!

[marimlem]

bash:$ export var2="s -la gfdgsd" bash:$ l$var2 ls: cannot access 'gfdgsd': No such file or directory

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bash:$ export var3="s -la | wc" bash:$ l$var3 ls: cannot access '|': No such file or directory ls: cannot access 'wc': No such file or directory

=== -> is splitted at spaces, but all "words" are taken as args for ls

[marimlem]

bash:$ export var4="s -la $USER" bash:$ l$var4 ls: cannot access 'lknobloc': No such file or directory

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:( expansion in expansion