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→INVESTIGATION 3: QUOTING SPECIAL CHARACTERS
# Make certain that you are currently located in your home directory.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">echo hello there</span><br><br>'''NOTE:''' the '''echo''' command is used to display text onto your terminal.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">echo * hello *</span><br><br>What happened? What is shown in addition to the text "hello". <br>Why do you think those filenames are also being displayed?<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">echo \* hello \*</span><br><br>What do you notice? What does the \ character do?<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">echo "* hello *"</span><br><br>Is there a difference between this command and the previous command?<br><br>
