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    Is there any reason Bash sees a \t and replaces it with a space? Commented Jun 10, 2016 at 16:18
  • @user1717828 yes, it's called the spit+glob operator. It's what happens when you use a variable unquoted in bash and similar shells. Commented Jun 10, 2016 at 17:43
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    @terdon, in <<< $line, bash does split but not glob. There's no reason it would do split here as <<< expects a single word. It splits and then joins in that case, which makes little sense and is against all other shells implementations that have supported <<< before or after bash. IMO it's a bug. Commented Jun 10, 2016 at 17:51
  • @StéphaneChazelas fair enough, the issue is with the split part anyway. Commented Jun 10, 2016 at 18:12
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    @StéphaneChazelas No split (nor glob) happens on bash 4.4 Commented Jun 10, 2016 at 20:18