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bash word splitting issue
$ var=$(echo ' ab')
$ echo $var
ab
$ echo $var | xxd
0000000: 6162 0a ab.
$ if [[ "$var" =~ ^a ]]; then echo match; else echo not match; fi
not match
$ var=$(echo 'ab')
$ echo $var | xxd
0000000: 6162 0a ab.
$ if [[ "$var" =~ ^a ]]; then echo match; else echo not match; fi
match
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