set -v echo ~chet echo ~ch\et echo ~chet/"foo" echo "~chet"/"foo" echo \~chet/"foo" echo \~chet/bar echo ~\chet/bar echo ~chet""/bar echo ":~chet/" echo abcd~chet echo "SHELL=~/bash" echo SHELL=~/bash echo abcd:~chet echo PATH=/usr/ucb:/bin:~/bin:~/tmp/bin:/usr/bin