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## This is a literal string. To run as a command, use $(seq 1 10)
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### Problematic code:
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for i in 'seq 1 10'
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echo "$i"
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done
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### Correct code:
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for i in $(seq 1 10)
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do
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echo "$i"
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done
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### Rationale:
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The intent was to run the code in the single quotes. This would have worked with slanted backticks, `` `..` ``, but here the very similar looking single quotes `'..'` were used, resulting in a string literal instead of command output.
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This is one of the many problems with backticks, so it's better to use `$(..)` to expand commands.
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### Exceptions:
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None.
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