# `'Single Quote'`

> Initiates or terminates a string (variables not expanded)

## Description

Single quote is used to initiate and terminate strict strings where variables
cannot be expanded.

Commands can also be quoted using single quotes (eg where a command might
contain a space character in it's name)



## Examples

```
» set example='World!'

» out 'Hello $example'
Hello $example
```

## Detail

Quotes can also work over multiple lines

```
» out 'foo
» bar'
foo
bar
```

## See Also

* [Array (`@`) Token](../parser/array.md):
  Expand values as an array
* [Tilde (`~`) Token](../parser/tilde.md):
  Home directory path variable
* [`"Double Quote"`](../parser/double-quote.md):
  Initiates or terminates a string (variables expanded)
* [`%(Brace Quote)`](../parser/brace-quote.md):
  Initiates or terminates a string (variables expanded)
* [`(brace quote)`](../parser/brace-quote-func.md):
  Write a string to the STDOUT without new line (deprecated)
* [`out`](../commands/out.md):
  Print a string to the STDOUT with a trailing new line character
* [`set`](../commands/set.md):
  Define a local variable and set it's value
* [`string` (stringing)](../types/str.md):
  string (primitive)
* [`{Curly Brace}`](../parser/curly-brace.md):
  Initiates or terminates a code block

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This document was generated from [gen/parser/quotes_doc.yaml](https://github.com/lmorg/murex/blob/master/gen/parser/quotes_doc.yaml).