test "$CONFIG_FEATURE_FANCY_ECHO" = "y" || exit 77 TEST=Q # \` is special echo `echo '\'TEST\`echo ZZ\`BEST` # \$ and \\ are special echo `echo \\$TEST` echo `echo \$TEST` echo a`echo \\\\b`c # \" etc are NOT special (passed verbatim WITH \)! echo a`echo \"`c echo done:$?