--- /dev/null
+Assignments only: c=a
+Assignments and a command: c=a
+Assignments and a builtin: c=a
+Assignments and a function: c=a
+Done
--- /dev/null
+a=a
+
+b=b
+c=c
+# Second assignment depends on the first:
+b=$a c=$b
+echo Assignments only: c=$c
+
+b=b
+c=c
+b=$a c=$b "$THIS_SH" -c 'echo Assignments and a command: c=$c'
+
+b=b
+c=c
+b=$a c=$b eval 'echo Assignments and a builtin: c=$c'
+
+b=b
+c=c
+f() { echo Assignments and a function: c=$c; }
+b=$a c=$b f
+
+echo Done
--- /dev/null
+Testing: in x y z
+.x.
+.y.
+.z.
+Testing: in u $empty v
+.u.
+.v.
+Testing: in u " $empty" v
+.u.
+. .
+.v.
+Testing: in u $empty $empty$a v
+.u.
+.a.
+.v.
+Testing: in $a_b
+.a.
+.b.
+Testing: in $*
+.abc.
+.d.
+.e.
+Testing: in $@
+.abc.
+.d.
+.e.
+Testing: in -$*-
+.-abc.
+.d.
+.e-.
+Testing: in -$@-
+.-abc.
+.d.
+.e-.
+Testing: in $a_b -$a_b-
+.a.
+.b.
+.-a.
+.b-.
+Finished
--- /dev/null
+if test $# = 0; then
+ exec "$THIS_SH" "$0" abc "d e"
+fi
+
+echo 'Testing: in x y z'
+for a in x y z; do echo ".$a."; done
+
+echo 'Testing: in u $empty v'
+empty=''
+for a in u $empty v; do echo ".$a."; done
+
+echo 'Testing: in u " $empty" v'
+empty=''
+for a in u " $empty" v; do echo ".$a."; done
+
+echo 'Testing: in u $empty $empty$a v'
+a='a'
+for a in u $empty $empty$a v; do echo ".$a."; done
+
+echo 'Testing: in $a_b'
+a_b='a b'
+for a in $a_b; do echo ".$a."; done
+
+echo 'Testing: in $*'
+for a in $*; do echo ".$a."; done
+
+echo 'Testing: in $@'
+for a in $@; do echo ".$a."; done
+
+echo 'Testing: in -$*-'
+for a in -$*-; do echo ".$a."; done
+
+echo 'Testing: in -$@-'
+for a in -$@-; do echo ".$a."; done
+
+echo 'Testing: in $a_b -$a_b-'
+a_b='a b'
+for a in $a_b -$a_b-; do echo ".$a."; done
+
+echo Finished
--- /dev/null
+b1=-qwerty-t-\-"-`---z-*-?-
+b1=-qwerty-t-\-"-`---z-*-?-
+b2=-qwerty-\t-\-"-`-\--\z-\*-\?-
+b2=-qwerty-\t-\-"-`-\--\z-\*-\?-
+b3=-$a-\t-\\-\"-\`-\--\z-\*-\?-
+b3=-$a-\t-\\-\"-\`-\--\z-\*-\?-
+c=-$a-\t-\\-\"-\`-\--\z-\*-\?-
+c=-$a-\t-\\-\"-\`-\--\z-\*-\?-
+c=-$a-\t-\\-\"-\`-\--\z-\*-\?-
+c=-$a-\t-\\-\"-\`-\--\z-\*-\?-
+Done: 0
--- /dev/null
+# Test for correct handling of backslashes
+a=qwerty
+
+b=-$a-\t-\\-\"-\`-\--\z-\*-\?-
+echo b1=$b
+echo "b1=$b"
+b="-$a-\t-\\-\"-\`-\--\z-\*-\?-"
+echo b2=$b
+echo "b2=$b"
+b='-$a-\t-\\-\"-\`-\--\z-\*-\?-'
+echo b3=$b
+echo "b3=$b"
+
+c=$b
+echo "c=$c"
+c=${b}
+echo "c=$c"
+c="$b"
+echo "c=$c"
+c="${b}"
+echo "c=$c"
+
+echo "Done: $?"
--- /dev/null
+Ok
+Ba d
+Ok
--- /dev/null
+ad="Ok"
+a="Ba"
+
+# "Ok"
+echo $a\
+d
+
+# This variable contains backslash+newline!
+e='echo $a\
+d'
+
+# "Ba d"
+eval $e
+# "Ok"
+eval "$e"
--- /dev/null
+Ok
+Ba d
+Ok
--- /dev/null
+ad="Ok"
+a="Ba"
+
+# "Ok"
+echo $a\
+d
+
+# This variable contains backslash+newline!
+e='echo $a\
+d'
+
+# "Ba d"
+eval $e
+# "Ok"
+eval "$e"