# works as expected (work)(~) $ echo /testing/{one,two} /testing/one /testing/two # does not work as expected (work)(~) $ cat testing folders="administrator/{backups,components,modules,templates} components" folders="${folders} images images/{banners,stories} languages mambots" folders="${folders} mambots/{content,editors,editors-xtd,search,system}" folders="${folders} media modules templates cache" echo ${folders} (work)(~) $ sh testing administrator/{backups,components,modules,templates} components images images/{banners,stories} languages mambots mambots/{content,editors,editors-xtd,search,system} media modules templates cache