One Simple Example To Illustrate The Difference Between $@ and $* In Shell

The following code is well self-explained:

bash test.sh 123 "456 7" 8

#!/bin/bash

echo "--\"\$*\"--"
for args in "$*"
do
    echo "#"$args"#"
done

echo "--\$*--"
for args in $*
do
    echo "#"$args"#"
done

echo "--\"\$@\"--"
for args in "$@"
do
    echo "#"$args"#"
done

echo "--\$@--"
for args in $@
do
    echo "#"$args"#"
done

Output:

--"$*"--
#123 456 7 8#
--$*--
#123#
#456#
#7#
#8#
--"$@"--
#123#
#456 7#
#8#
--$@--
#123#
#456#
#7#
#8#

Reference:
1. Difference between $@ and $* - CSDN



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