[ale] string escaping - part 2

[esoteric at denali.atlnet.com (Wandered Inn)]

Christopher Bergeron wrote:
> 
> Everyone, thanks for the help!  Here's the bizarre thing:  When I echo that
> to a file it works properly, but when I send it to a command, it fails.
> Here is the script:
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> d=`date +%D`
> t="'text 50,50 \"$d\"'"
> mogrify -draw $t /root/jet/max.gif

Try mogrify -draw "$t" /root/jet/max.gif

> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ should work (but doesn't)

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