A way to prevent bash from parsing command line w/out using escape symbols

Question

I\'m looking for a way (other than \".\", \'.\', \\.) to use bash (or any other linux shell) while preventing it from parsing parts of command line. The problem seems to be

Answer 1

Your spec still isn't very clear. As far as I know the problem is you want to completely reinvent how the shell handles arguments. So… you'll have to write your own shell. The basics aren't even that difficult. Here's pseudo-code:

while true:
    print prompt
    read input
    command = (first input)
    args = (argparse (rest input))
    child_pid = fork()
    if child_pid == 0: // We are inside child process
        exec(command, args) // See variety of `exec` family functions in posix
    else: // We are inside parent process and child_pid is actual child pid
        wait(child_pid) // See variety of `wait` family functions in posix

Your question basically boils down to how that "argparse" function is implemented. If it's just an identity function, then you get no expansion at all. Is that what you want?