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$ cat a
#!/bin/sh

echo "1: $1"
echo "2: $2"
echo "3: $3"

echo "b:"
./b $@

echo "b:"
./b "$@"
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$ ./a x 'y a' z
1: x
2: y a
3: z
b:
1: x
2: y
3: a
b:
1: x
2: y a
3: z
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