bash variable with double-quotes

Question

There is an exported env-variable X:

X="-t \"2 2.1\""

The following command is parsed wrong when using this variable:

yarn jest $X

yarn jest -t '"2' '2.1"'

Instead of:

yarn jest -t "2 2.1"

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I have read a-lot of similar questions but none of them worked. Any help?

Answer 1

Try using X="-t '2 2.1'"

Use single quotes inside double quotes instead of using double quotes twice.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

Consider using shell array for this:

arr=('-t' '2 2.1')

then use it as:

yarn jest "${arr[@]}"