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## Quote repeated spaces to avoid them collapsing into one.
### Problematic code:
```sh
echo Hello World
```
### Correct code:
```sh
echo "Hello World"
```
### Rationale:
ShellCheck found multiple unquoted spaces between words passed to `echo`. Due to the way arguments are interpreted and passed in the shell, these will collapse into a single space:
```
$ echo Hello World
Hello World
```
If you want to output multiple spaces, such as when creating a notice or banner, make sure the spaces are quoted, e.g. by adding (or extending) double quotes to include them:
```
$ echo "Hello World"
Hello World
```
### Exceptions:
If you're aware of this behavior and didn't want multiple spaces to show up in the output, you can either remove the unnecessary spaces or [[ignore]] this issue.
### Related resources:
* Help by adding links to BashFAQ, StackOverflow, man pages, POSIX, etc!