Printing asterisk (“*”) in bash shell

Question

a=5
echo \"*/$aMin * * * * bash /etc/init.d/ckDskCheck.sh\"

When I try to run the following code, it displays properly

*/5 * * * *          


        

Answer 1

You must use double quote when echo your variable:

echo "$cronSen"

If you don't use double quote, bash will see * and perform filename expansion. * expands to all files in your current directory.