Quote characters

Quote characters receive special handling in configuration commands.

The quote characters " and ' are removed from commands:

Agent> cmd="subagent load process"
Agent> echo $cmd
subagent load process

To embed quote characters in a string, enclose them in the other type of quote character:

Agent> string="This 'quoted' string"
Agent> echo "$string"
This 'quoted' string

Tip: To eliminate the possibility of quotes in strings being interpreted incorrectly, always enclose strings and string variables in double quotes.

A command may extend over multiple lines if it contains an unterminated quote:

Agent> event description="this is 
> a multi-line command"
Agent> event create

Multiple space characters are only retained when enclosed in quotes.