#!/bin/bash
#  A 'cat' here-document, but with parameter substitution disabled.

NAME="John Doe"
RESPONDENT="the author of this fine script"  

cat <<'Endofmessage'

Hello, there, $NAME.
Greetings to you, $NAME, from $RESPONDENT.

Endofmessage

#   No parameter substitution when the "limit string" is quoted or escaped.
#   Either of the following at the head of the here document would have
#+  the same effect.
#   cat <<"Endofmessage"
#   cat <<\Endofmessage



#   And, likewise:

cat <<"SpecialCharTest"

Directory listing would follow
if limit string were not quoted.
`ls -l`

Arithmetic expansion would take place
if limit string were not quoted.
$((5 + 3))

A a single backslash would echo
if limit string were not quoted.
\\

SpecialCharTest


exit