diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d038f60..a16628d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ env:
   - TEST_SHELLS=bash
   - TEST_SHELLS=zsh
 
+sudo: required
+
 install:
   - ./test/support/travisci_deps.sh
 
diff --git a/lib/design.sh b/lib/design.sh
index 125175e..cd48cdb 100644
--- a/lib/design.sh
+++ b/lib/design.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ design() {
   local project=`basename $(pwd)`
   local all_project_dirs="$design_base_dirs $design_av_dirs"
   # Ensure design dir contains all subdirectories
-  IFS=$' \t\n'
+  local IFS=$' \t\n'
   # Create root design dirs
   for dir in $design_ext_dirs; do mkdir -p "$root_design_dir/$dir"; done
   # Create project design dirs
@@ -102,6 +102,5 @@ design() {
     printf "Invalid command.\n\n"
     design
   fi
-  unset IFS
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/git/aliases.sh b/lib/git/aliases.sh
index 91e3c9d..b8184c3 100644
--- a/lib/git/aliases.sh
+++ b/lib/git/aliases.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ unalias git > /dev/null 2>&1
 unset -f git > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 # Use the full path to git to avoid infinite loop with git function
-export _git_cmd="$(\which git)"
+export _git_cmd="$(bin_path git)"
 # Wrap git with the 'hub' github wrapper, if installed (https://github.com/defunkt/hub)
 if type hub > /dev/null 2>&1; then export _git_cmd="hub"; fi
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ __git_alias () {
     alias_str="$1"; cmd_prefix="$2"; cmd="$3";
     if [ $# -gt 2 ]; then
       shift 3 2>/dev/null
-      cmd_args=$@
+      cmd_args=("$@")
     fi
 
     alias $alias_str="$cmd_prefix $cmd${cmd_args:+ }${cmd_args[*]}"
diff --git a/lib/git/branch_shortcuts.sh b/lib/git/branch_shortcuts.sh
index 61012e2..27b0ce8 100644
--- a/lib/git/branch_shortcuts.sh
+++ b/lib/git/branch_shortcuts.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function _scmb_git_branch_shortcuts {
 
   # Use ruby to inject numbers into ls output
   ruby -e "$( cat <<EOF
-    output = %x($_git_cmd branch --color=always $@)
+    output = %x($_git_cmd branch --color=always "$@")
     line_count = output.lines.to_a.size
     output.lines.each_with_index do |line, i|
       spaces = (line_count > 9 && i < 9 ? "  " : " ")
@@ -32,14 +32,12 @@ EOF
 )"
 
   # Set numbered file shortcut in variable
-  local e=1
-  IFS=$'\n'
+  local e=1 IFS=$'\n'
   for branch in $($_git_cmd branch "$@" | sed "s/^[* ]\{2\}//"); do
     export $git_env_char$e="$branch"
     if [ "${scmbDebug:-}" = "true" ]; then echo "Set \$$git_env_char$e  => $file"; fi
     let e++
   done
-  unset IFS
 }
 
 __git_alias "$git_branch_alias"              "_scmb_git_branch_shortcuts" ""
diff --git a/lib/git/fallback/status_shortcuts_shell.sh b/lib/git/fallback/status_shortcuts_shell.sh
index 9368588..406da56 100755
--- a/lib/git/fallback/status_shortcuts_shell.sh
+++ b/lib/git/fallback/status_shortcuts_shell.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 git_status_shortcuts() {
   zsh_compat # Ensure shwordsplit is on for zsh
-  IFS=$'\n'
+  local IFS=$'\n'
   local git_status="$(git status --porcelain 2> /dev/null)"
   local i
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ git_status_shortcuts() {
       fi
     done
 
-    IFS=" "
+    local IFS=" "
     grp_num=1
     for heading in 'Changes to be committed' 'Unmerged paths' 'Changes not staged for commit' 'Untracked files'; do
       # If no group specified as param, or specified group is current group
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ git_status_shortcuts() {
     # so just use plain 'git status'
     git status
   fi
-  unset IFS
   zsh_reset # Reset zsh environment to default
 }
 # Template function for 'git_status_shortcuts'.
diff --git a/lib/git/helpers.sh b/lib/git/helpers.sh
index f2d4107..785bd60 100644
--- a/lib/git/helpers.sh
+++ b/lib/git/helpers.sh
@@ -13,4 +13,11 @@ function fail_if_not_git_repo() {
     return 1
   fi
   return 0
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+bin_path() {
+  if [[ -n ${ZSH_VERSION:-} ]];
+    then builtin whence -cp "$1" 2> /dev/null
+    else builtin type -P "$1"
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/lib/git/repo_index.sh b/lib/git/repo_index.sh
index 3d2e9c7..9edcd24 100644
--- a/lib/git/repo_index.sh
+++ b/lib/git/repo_index.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 
 function git_index() {
-  IFS=$'\n'
+  local IFS=$'\n'
   if [ -z "$1" ]; then
     # Just change to $GIT_REPO_DIR if no params given.
     "cd" $GIT_REPO_DIR
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function git_index() {
       # --------------------
       # Go to our base path
       if [ -n "$base_path" ]; then
-        IFS=$' \t\n'
+        local IFS=$' \t\n'
         # evaluate ~ if necessary
         if [[ "$base_path" == "~"* ]]; then
           base_path=$(eval echo ${base_path%%/*})/${base_path#*/}
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ function git_index() {
       fi
     fi
   fi
-  unset IFS
 }
 
 _git_index_dirs_without_home() {
@@ -126,12 +125,11 @@ _git_index_dirs_without_home() {
 # Recursively searches for git repos in $GIT_REPO_DIR
 function _find_git_repos() {
   # Find all unarchived projects
-  IFS=$'\n'
+  local IFS=$'\n'
   for repo in $(find -L "$GIT_REPO_DIR" -maxdepth 5 -name ".git" -type d \! -wholename '*/archive/*'); do
     echo ${repo%/.git}          # Return project folder, with trailing ':'
     _find_git_submodules $repo  # Detect any submodules
   done
-  unset IFS
 }
 
 # List all submodules for a git repo, if any.
@@ -146,11 +144,10 @@ function _find_git_submodules() {
 function _rebuild_git_index() {
   if [ "$1" != "--silent" ]; then echo -e "== Scanning $GIT_REPO_DIR for git repos & submodules..."; fi
   # Get repos from src dir and custom dirs, then sort by basename
-  IFS=$'\n'
+  local IFS=$'\n'
   for repo in $(echo -e "$(_find_git_repos)\n$(echo $GIT_REPOS | sed "s/:/\\\\n/g")"); do
     echo $(basename $repo | sed "s/ /_/g"):$repo
   done | sort -t ":" -k1,1 | cut -d ":" -f2- >| "$GIT_REPO_DIR/.git_index"
-  unset IFS
 
   if [ "$1" != "--silent" ]; then
     echo -e "===== Indexed $_bld_col$(_git_index_count)$_txt_col repos in $GIT_REPO_DIR/.git_index"
@@ -205,39 +202,39 @@ _git_index_update_all_branches() {
     return
   fi
 
-  local remotes merges branches
+  # zsh 5.0.2 requires local separate to assignment for arrays
+  local remote merge remotes merges branches
   # Get branch configuration from .git/config
-  IFS=$'\n'
+  local IFS=$'\n'
   for branch in $($GIT_BINARY branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e 's/.\{2\}\(.*\)/\1/'); do
     # Skip '(no branch)'
     if [[ "$branch" = "(no branch)" ]]; then continue; fi
 
-    local remote=$(git config --get branch.$branch.remote)
-    local merge=$(git config --get branch.$branch.merge)
+    remote=$(git config --get "branch.$branch.remote")
+    merge=$(git config --get "branch.$branch.merge")
 
     # Ignore branch if remote and merge is not configured
     if [[ -n "$remote" ]] && [[ -n "$merge" ]]; then
-      branches=(${branches[@]} "$branch")
-      remotes=(${remotes[@]} "$remote")
+      branches=("${branches[@]}" "$branch")
+      remotes=("${remotes[@]}" "$remote")
       # Get branch from merge ref (refs/heads/master => master)
-      merges=(${merges[@]} "$(basename $merge)")
+      merges=("${merges[@]}" "$(basename "$merge")")
     else
       echo "=== Skipping $branch: remote and merge refs are not configured."
     fi
   done
-  unset IFS
 
   # Update all remotes if there are any branches to update
   if [ -n "${branches[*]}" ]; then git fetch --all 2> /dev/null; fi
 
   local index=0
   # Iterate over branches, and update those that can be fast-forwarded
-  for branch in ${branches[@]}; do
+  for branch in "${branches[@]}"; do
     branch_rev="$(git rev-parse $branch)"
     # Local branch can be fast-forwarded if revision is ancestor of remote revision, and not the same.
     # (see http://stackoverflow.com/a/2934062/304706)
-    if [[ "$branch_rev" != "$(git rev-parse ${remotes[$index]}/${merges[$index]})" ]] && \
-       [[ "$(git merge-base $branch_rev ${remotes[$index]}/${merges[$index]})" = "$branch_rev" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$branch_rev" != "$(git rev-parse "${remotes[$index]}/${merges[$index]}")" ]] && \
+       [[ "$(git merge-base "$branch_rev" "${remotes[$index]}/${merges[$index]}")" = "$branch_rev" ]]; then
       echo "=== Updating $branch branch in $base_path from ${remotes[$index]}/${merges[$index]}..."
       # Checkout branch if we aren't already on it.
       if [[ "$branch" != "$(parse_git_branch)" ]]; then git checkout $branch; fi
@@ -268,11 +265,11 @@ function _git_index_batch_cmd() {
   cwd="$PWD"
   if [ -n "$1" ]; then
     echo -e "== Running command for $_bld_col$(_git_index_count)$_txt_col repos...\n"
-    unset IFS
+    local IFS=$'\n'
     local base_path
     for base_path in $(sed -e "s/--.*//" "$GIT_REPO_DIR/.git_index" | \grep . | sort); do
       builtin cd "$base_path"
-      $@
+      "$@"
     done
   else
     echo "Please give a command to run for all repos. (It may be useful to write your command as a function or script.)"
@@ -285,8 +282,7 @@ if [ $shell = 'bash' ]; then
 	# Bash tab completion function for git_index()
 	function _git_index_tab_completion() {
 		_check_git_index
-		local curw
-		IFS=$'\n'
+		local curw IFS=$'\n'
 		COMPREPLY=()
 		curw=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}
 
@@ -313,10 +309,9 @@ if [ $shell = 'bash' ]; then
 		else
 			COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W '$(sed -e "s:.*/::" -e "s:$:/:" "$GIT_REPO_DIR/.git_index" | sort)' -- $curw))
 		fi
-		unset IFS
 		return 0
 	}
-else
+else  # Zsh tab completion function for git_index()
 	function _git_index_tab_completion() {
 		typeset -A opt_args
 		local state state_descr context line
diff --git a/lib/git/shell_shortcuts.sh b/lib/git/shell_shortcuts.sh
index 9b5423e..49d9b81 100644
--- a/lib/git/shell_shortcuts.sh
+++ b/lib/git/shell_shortcuts.sh
@@ -23,19 +23,19 @@ if [ "$shell_command_wrapping_enabled" = "true" ] || [ "$bash_command_wrapping_e
     # Define 'whence' for bash, to get the value of an alias
     type whence > /dev/null 2>&1 || function whence() { LC_MESSAGES="C" type "$@" | sed -$SED_REGEX_ARG -e "s/.*is aliased to \`//" -e "s/'$//"; }
     local cmd=''
-    for cmd in $(echo $scmb_wrapped_shell_commands); do
+    for cmd in $scmb_wrapped_shell_commands; do
       if [ "${scmbDebug:-}" = "true" ]; then echo "SCMB: Wrapping $cmd..."; fi
 
       # Special check for 'cd', to make sure SCM Breeze is loaded after RVM
       if [ "$cmd" = 'cd' ]; then
         if [ -e "$HOME/.rvm" ] && ! type rvm > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-          echo -e "\033[0;31mSCM Breeze must be loaded \033[1;31mafter\033[0;31m RVM, otherwise there will be a conflict when RVM wraps the 'cd' command.\033[0m"
-          echo -e "\033[0;31mPlease move the line that loads SCM Breeze to the bottom of your ~/.bashrc\033[0m"
+          echo -e "\\033[0;31mSCM Breeze must be loaded \\033[1;31mafter\\033[0;31m RVM, otherwise there will be a conflict when RVM wraps the 'cd' command.\\033[0m"
+          echo -e "\\033[0;31mPlease move the line that loads SCM Breeze to the bottom of your ~/.bashrc\\033[0m"
           continue
         fi
       fi
 
-      case "$(LC_MESSAGES="C" type $cmd 2>&1)" in
+      case "$(LC_MESSAGES="C" type "$cmd" 2>&1)" in
 
       # Don't do anything if command already aliased, or not found.
       *'exec_scmb_expand_args'*)
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ if [ "$shell_command_wrapping_enabled" = "true" ] || [ "$bash_command_wrapping_e
         # Store original alias
         local original_alias="$(whence $cmd)"
         # Remove alias, so that we can find binary
-        unalias $cmd
+        unalias "$cmd"
 
         # Detect original $cmd type, and escape
-        case "$(LC_MESSAGES="C" type $cmd 2>&1)" in
+        case "$(LC_MESSAGES="C" type "$cmd" 2>&1)" in
           # Escape shell builtins with 'builtin'
           *'is a shell builtin'*) local escaped_cmd="builtin $cmd";;
           # Get full path for files with 'find_binary' function
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ if [ "$shell_command_wrapping_enabled" = "true" ] || [ "$bash_command_wrapping_e
       *'is a'*'function'*)
         if [ "${scmbDebug:-}" = "true" ]; then echo "SCMB: $cmd is a function"; fi
         # Copy old function into new name
-        eval "$(declare -f $cmd | sed -$SED_REGEX_ARG "s/^$cmd \(\)/__original_$cmd ()/")"
+        eval "$(declare -f "$cmd" | sed -"$SED_REGEX_ARG" "s/^$cmd \\(\\)/__original_$cmd ()/")"
         # Remove function
-        unset -f $cmd
+        unset -f "$cmd"
         # Create function that wraps old function
         eval "${cmd}(){ exec_scmb_expand_args __original_${cmd} \"\$@\"; }";;
 
@@ -100,64 +100,85 @@ if ! ls --color=auto > /dev/null 2>&1; then
 fi
 
 # Test if readlink supports -f option, otherwise use perl (a bit slower)
-if ! readlink -f > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-  _abs_path_command='perl -e "use Cwd "abs_path"; print abs_path(shift)"'
+if ! readlink -f / > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  _abs_path_command=(perl -e 'use Cwd abs_path; print abs_path(shift)')
 else
-  _abs_path_command="readlink -f"
+  _abs_path_command=(readlink -f)
 fi
 
 # Function wrapper around 'll'
 # Adds numbered shortcuts to output of ls -l, just like 'git status'
-if [ "$shell_ls_aliases_enabled" = "true" ] && which ruby > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+if [ "$shell_ls_aliases_enabled" = "true" ] && builtin command -v ruby > /dev/null 2>&1; then
   unalias ll > /dev/null 2>&1; unset -f ll > /dev/null 2>&1
   function ls_with_file_shortcuts {
     local ll_output
+    local ll_command  # Ensure sort ordering of the two invocations is the same
     if [ "$_ls_bsd" != "BSD" ]; then
-      ll_output="$(\ls -lhv --group-directories-first --color "$@")"
+      ll_command=(\ls -hv --group-directories-first)
+      ll_output="$("${ll_command[@]}" -l --color "$@")"
     else
-      ll_output="$(CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 \ls -l -G "$@")"
+      ll_command=(\ls)
+      ll_output="$(CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 "${ll_command[@]}" -lG "$@")"
     fi
 
     if [[ $shell == "zsh" ]]; then
       # Ensure sh_word_split is on
-      if setopt | grep -q shwordsplit; then SHWORDSPLIT_ON=true; fi
+      [[ -o shwordsplit ]] && SHWORDSPLIT_ON=true
       setopt shwordsplit
     fi
 
-    # Parse path from args
-    IFS=$'\n'
-    for arg in $@; do
-      if [ -d "$arg" ]; then local rel_path="${arg%/}"; fi
+    # Get the directory that `ls` is being run relative to.
+    # Only allow one directory to avoid incorrect $e# variables when listing
+    # multiple directories (issue #274)
+    local IFS=$'\n'
+    local rel_path
+    for arg in "$@"; do
+      if [[ -e $arg ]]; then        # Path rather than option to ls
+        if [[ -z $rel_path ]]; then # We are seeing our first pathname
+          if [[ -d $arg ]]; then    # It's a directory
+            rel_path=$arg
+          else                      # It's a file, expand the current directory
+            rel_path=.
+          fi
+        elif [[ -d $arg || ( -f $arg && $rel_path != . ) ]]; then
+          if [[ -f $arg ]]; then arg=$PWD; fi  # Get directory for current argument
+          # We've already seen a different directory. Quit to avoid damage (issue #274)
+          printf 'scm_breeze: Cannot list relative to both directories:\n  %s\n  %s\n' "$arg" "$rel_path" >&2
+          printf 'Currently only listing a single directory is supported. See issue #274.\n' >&2
+          return 1
+        fi
+      fi
     done
-    unset IFS
+    rel_path=$("${_abs_path_command[@]}" ${rel_path:-$PWD})
 
     # Replace user/group with user symbol, if defined at ~/.user_sym
     # Before : -rw-rw-r-- 1 ndbroadbent ndbroadbent 1.1K Sep 19 21:39 scm_breeze.sh
     # After  : -rw-rw-r-- 1 𝐍  𝐍  1.1K Sep 19 21:39 scm_breeze.sh
-    if [ -e $HOME/.user_sym ]; then
+    if [ -e "$HOME"/.user_sym ]; then
       # Little bit of ruby golf to rejustify the user/group/size columns after replacement
+      # TODO(ghthor): Convert this to a cat <<EOF to improve readibility
       function rejustify_ls_columns(){
         ruby -e "o=STDIN.read;re=/^(([^ ]* +){2})(([^ ]* +){3})/;\
                  u,g,s=o.lines.map{|l|l[re,3]}.compact.map(&:split).transpose.map{|a|a.map(&:size).max+1};\
                  puts o.lines.map{|l|l.sub(re){|m|\"%s%-#{u}s %-#{g}s%#{s}s \"%[\$1,*\$3.split]}}"
       }
 
-      if [ -f "$HOME/.user_sym" ]; then
-        local USER_SYM=$(/bin/cat $HOME/.user_sym)
-        if [ -f "$HOME/.staff_sym" ]; then
-          local STAFF_SYM=$(/bin/cat $HOME/.staff_sym)
-          ll_output=$(echo "$ll_output" | \
-            \sed -$SED_REGEX_ARG "s/ $USER  staff/ $USER_SYM  $STAFF_SYM /g")
-        fi
+      local USER_SYM=$(/bin/cat $HOME/.user_sym)
+      if [ -f "$HOME/.staff_sym" ]; then
+        local STAFF_SYM=$(/bin/cat $HOME/.staff_sym)
         ll_output=$(echo "$ll_output" | \
-          \sed -$SED_REGEX_ARG "s/ $USER/ $USER_SYM /g")
+          \sed -$SED_REGEX_ARG "s/ $USER  staff/ $USER_SYM  $STAFF_SYM /g" | \
+          rejustify_ls_columns)
+      else
+        ll_output=$(echo "$ll_output" | \
+          \sed -$SED_REGEX_ARG "s/ $USER/ $USER_SYM /g" | \
+          rejustify_ls_columns)
       fi
-
-      ll_output=$(echo "$ll_output" | rejustify_ls_columns)
     fi
 
+    # Bail if there are two many lines to process
     if [ "$(echo "$ll_output" | wc -l)" -gt "50" ]; then
-      echo -e "\033[33mToo many files to create shortcuts. Running plain ll command...\033[0m"
+      echo -e '\033[33mToo many files to create shortcuts. Running plain ll command...\033[0m' >&2
       echo "$ll_output"
       return 1
     fi
@@ -180,23 +201,26 @@ EOF
     local ll_files=''
     local file=''
 
+    # XXX FIXME XXX
+    # There is a race condition here: If a file is removed between the above
+    # and this second call of `ls` then the $e# variables can refer to the
+    # wrong files.
     if [ -z $_ls_bsd ]; then
-      ll_files="$(\ls -v --group-directories-first --color=never "$@")"
+      ll_files="$(QUOTING_STYLE=literal "${ll_command[@]}" --color=never "$@")"
     else
-      ll_files="$(\ls "$@")"
+      ll_files="$("${ll_command[@]}" "$@")"
     fi
 
-    IFS=$'\n'
+    local IFS=$'\n'
     for file in $ll_files; do
-      if [ -n "$rel_path" ]; then file="$rel_path/$file"; fi
-      export $git_env_char$e="$(eval $_abs_path_command \"${file//\"/\\\"}\")"
-      if [ "${scmbDebug:-}" = "true" ]; then echo "Set \$$git_env_char$e  => $file"; fi
+      file=$rel_path/$file
+      export $git_env_char$e=$("${_abs_path_command[@]}" "$file")
+      if [[ ${scmbDebug:-} = true ]]; then echo "Set \$$git_env_char$e  => $file"; fi
       let e++
     done
-    unset IFS
 
     # Turn off shwordsplit unless it was on previously
-    if [[ $shell == "zsh" ]] && [ -z "$SHWORDSPLIT_ON" ]; then unsetopt shwordsplit; fi
+    if [[ $shell == "zsh" && -z $SHWORDSPLIT_ON ]]; then unsetopt shwordsplit; fi
   }
 
   # Setup aliases
diff --git a/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh b/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh
index bd585c0..54b3191 100644
--- a/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh
+++ b/lib/git/status_shortcuts.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ git_status_shortcuts() {
   zsh_compat # Ensure shwordsplit is on for zsh
   git_clear_vars
   # Run ruby script, store output
-  local cmd_output="$(/usr/bin/env ruby "$scmbDir/lib/git/status_shortcuts.rb" $@)"
+  local cmd_output="$(/usr/bin/env ruby "$scmbDir/lib/git/status_shortcuts.rb" "$@")"
   # Print debug information if $scmbDebug = "true"
   if [ "${scmbDebug:-}" = "true" ]; then
     printf "status_shortcuts.rb output => \n$cmd_output\n------------------------\n"
@@ -36,14 +36,13 @@ git_status_shortcuts() {
   files="$(echo "$cmd_output" | \grep '@@filelist@@::' | sed 's%@@filelist@@::%%g')"
   if [ "${scmbDebug:-}" = "true" ]; then echo "filelist => $files"; fi
   # Export numbered env variables for each file
-  IFS="|"
+  local IFS="|"
   local e=1
   for file in $files; do
     export $git_env_char$e="$file"
     if [ "${scmbDebug:-}" = "true" ]; then echo "Set \$$git_env_char$e  => $file"; fi
     let e++
   done
-  unset IFS
 
   if [ "${scmbDebug:-}" = "true" ]; then echo "------------------------"; fi
   # Print status
@@ -80,10 +79,11 @@ git_add_shortcuts() {
 git_silent_add_shortcuts() {
   if [ -n "$1" ]; then
     # Expand args and process resulting set of files.
-    IFS=$'\t'
-    for file in $(scmb_expand_args "$@"); do
+    local args
+    eval args="$(scmb_expand_args "$@")"  # populate $args array
+    for file in "${args[@]}"; do
       # Use 'git rm' if file doesn't exist and 'ga_auto_remove' is enabled.
-      if [[ $ga_auto_remove == "yes" ]] && ! [ -e "$file" ]; then
+      if [[ $ga_auto_remove = yes && ! -e $file ]]; then
         echo -n "# "
         git rm "$file"
       else
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ git_silent_add_shortcuts() {
         echo -e "# Added '$file'"
       fi
     done
-    unset IFS
     echo "#"
   fi
 }
@@ -100,18 +99,18 @@ git_silent_add_shortcuts() {
 # and exports numbered environment variables for each file.
 git_show_affected_files(){
   fail_if_not_git_repo || return 1
-  f=0  # File count
+  local f=0  # File count
   # Show colored revision and commit message
-  echo -n "# "; git show --oneline --name-only $@ | head -n1; echo "# "
-  for file in $(git show --pretty="format:" --name-only $@ | \grep -v '^$'); do
+  echo -n "# "; git show --oneline --name-only "$@" | head -n1; echo "# "
+  for file in $(git show --pretty="format:" --name-only "$@" | \grep -v '^$'); do
     let f++
     export $git_env_char$f=$file     # Export numbered variable.
     echo -e "#     \033[2;37m[\033[0m$f\033[2;37m]\033[0m $file"
   done; echo "# "
 }
 
-
 # Allows expansion of numbered shortcuts, ranges of shortcuts, or standard paths.
+# Return a string which can be `eval`ed like: eval args="$(scmb_expand_args "$@")"
 # Numbered shortcut variables are produced by various commands, such as:
 # * git_status_shortcuts()  - git status implementation
 # * git_show_affected_files() - shows files affected by a given SHA1, etc.
@@ -122,43 +121,52 @@ scmb_expand_args() {
     shift
   fi
 
-  first=1
-  OLDIFS="$IFS"; IFS=" " # We need to split on spaces to loop over expanded range
+  local args
+  args=()  # initially empty array. zsh 5.0.2 from Ubuntu 14.04 requires this to be separated
   for arg in "$@"; do
     if [[ "$arg" =~ ^[0-9]{0,4}$ ]] ; then      # Substitute $e{*} variables for any integers
-      if [ "$first" -eq 1 ]; then first=0; else printf '\t'; fi
       if [ -e "$arg" ]; then
         # Don't expand files or directories with numeric names
-        printf '%s' "$arg"
+        args+=("$arg")
       else
-        _print_path "$relative" "$git_env_char$arg"
+        args+=("$(_print_path "$relative" "$git_env_char$arg")")
       fi
     elif [[ "$arg" =~ ^[0-9]+-[0-9]+$ ]]; then           # Expand ranges into $e{*} variables
-
       for i in $(eval echo {${arg/-/..}}); do
-        if [ "$first" -eq 1 ]; then first=0; else printf '\t'; fi
-        _print_path "$relative" "$git_env_char$i"
+        args+=("$(_print_path "$relative" "$git_env_char$i")")
       done
     else   # Otherwise, treat $arg as a normal string.
-      if [ "$first" -eq 1 ]; then first=0; else printf '\t'; fi
-      printf '%s' "$arg"
+      args+=("$arg")
     fi
   done
-  IFS="$OLDIFS"
+
+  # "declare -p" with zsh 5.0.2 on Ubuntu 14.04 creates a string that it cannot process:
+  # typeset -a args args=(one three six)
+  # There should be a ; between the two "args" tokens
+  # "declare -p" with bash 4.3.11(1) on Ubuntu 14.04 creates a string like:
+  # declare -a a='([0]="a" [1]="b c" [2]="d")'
+  # The RHS of this string is incompatible with zsh 5.0.2 and "eval args="
+
+  # Generate a quoted array string to assign to "eval args="
+  echo "( $(token_quote "${args[@]}") )"
 }
 
+# Expand a variable (named by $2) into a (possibly relative) pathname
 _print_path() {
-  if [ "$1" = 1 ]; then
-    eval printf '%s' "\"\$$2\"" | sed -e "s%$(pwd)/%%" | awk '{printf("%s", $0)}'
-  else
-    eval printf '%s' "\"\$$2\""
+  local pathname
+  pathname=$(eval printf '%s' "\"\${$2}\"")
+  if [ "$1" = 1 ]; then  # print relative
+    pathname=${pathname#$PWD/}  # Remove $PWD from beginning of the path
   fi
+  printf '%s' "$pathname"
 }
 
 # Execute a command with expanded args, e.g. Delete files 6 to 12: $ ge rm 6-12
 # Fails if command is a number or range (probably not worth fixing)
 exec_scmb_expand_args() {
-  eval "$(scmb_expand_args "$@" | sed -e "s/\([][|;()<>^ \"'&]\)/"'\\\1/g')"
+  local args
+  eval "args=$(scmb_expand_args "$@")"  # populate $args array
+  _safe_eval "${args[@]}"
 }
 
 # Clear numbered env variables
@@ -180,13 +188,13 @@ git_clear_vars() {
 _git_resolve_merge_conflict() {
   if [ -n "$2" ]; then
     # Expand args and process resulting set of files.
-    IFS=$'\t'
-    for file in $(scmb_expand_args "${@:2}"); do
+    local args
+    eval "args=$(scmb_expand_args "$@")"  # populate $args array
+    for file in "${args[@]:2}"; do
       git checkout "--$1""s" "$file"   # "--$1""s" is expanded to --ours or --theirs
       git add "$file"
       echo -e "# Added $1 version of '$file'"
     done
-    unset IFS
     echo -e "# -- If you have finished resolving conflicts, commit the resolutions with 'git commit'"
   fi
 }
diff --git a/lib/git/tools.sh b/lib/git/tools.sh
index 0c62e72..c158a77 100644
--- a/lib/git/tools.sh
+++ b/lib/git/tools.sh
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ git_remove_history() {
       return
   fi
   # Remove all paths passed as arguments from the history of the repo
-  files=$@
-  $_git_cmd filter-branch --index-filter "$_git_cmd rm -rf --cached --ignore-unmatch $files" HEAD
+  local files
+  files=("$@")
+  $_git_cmd filter-branch --index-filter "$_git_cmd rm -rf --cached --ignore-unmatch ${files[*]}" HEAD
   # Remove the temporary history git-filter-branch otherwise leaves behind for a long time
   rm -rf .git/refs/original/ && $_git_cmd reflog expire --all &&  $_git_cmd gc --aggressive --prune
 }
@@ -142,4 +143,4 @@ git_branch_delete_all() {
 
 commit_docs() {
   git commit -m "Update README / Documentation [ci skip]"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/scm_breeze.sh b/lib/scm_breeze.sh
index 2c692bb..2744b00 100644
--- a/lib/scm_breeze.sh
+++ b/lib/scm_breeze.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,48 @@ _alias() {
   fi
 }
 
+# Quote the contents of "$@"
+function token_quote {
+    # Older versions of {ba,z}sh don't support the built-in quoting, so fall back to printf %q
+  local quoted
+  quoted=()  # Assign separately for zsh 5.0.2 of Ubuntu 14.04
+  for token; do
+    quoted+=( "$(printf '%q' "$token")" )
+  done
+  printf '%s\n' "${quoted[*]}"
+
+  # Keep this code for use when minimum versions of {ba,z}sh can be increased.
+  # See https://github.com/scmbreeze/scm_breeze/issues/260
+  #
+  # if [[ $shell = bash ]]; then
+  #   # ${parameter@operator} where parameter is ${@} and operator is 'Q'
+  #   # https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Shell-Parameter-Expansion.html
+  #   eval "${@@Q}"
+  # else  # zsh
+  #   # http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Expansion.html#Parameter-Expansion-Flags
+  #   eval "${(q-)@}"
+  # fi
+}
+
+# Quote "$@" before `eval` to prevent arbitrary code execution.
+# Eg, the following will run `date`:
+# evil() { eval "$@"; }; evil "echo" "foo;date"
+function _safe_eval() {
+  eval $(token_quote "$@")
+
+  # Keep this code for use when minimum versions of {ba,z}sh can be increased.
+  # See https://github.com/scmbreeze/scm_breeze/issues/260
+  #
+  # if [[ $shell = bash ]]; then
+  #   # ${parameter@operator} where parameter is ${@} and operator is 'Q'
+  #   # https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Shell-Parameter-Expansion.html
+  #   eval "${@@Q}"
+  # else  # zsh
+  #   # http://zsh.sourceforge.net/Doc/Release/Expansion.html#Parameter-Expansion-Flags
+  #   eval "${(q-)@}"
+  # fi
+}
+
 find_binary(){
   if [ $shell = "zsh" ]; then
     builtin type -p "$1" | sed "s/$1 is //" | head -1
diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index e25c5eb..c0a3149 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ failed=false
 if [ -z "$TEST_SHELLS" ]; then
   TEST_SHELLS="bash zsh"
 fi
-
 echo "== Will run all tests with following shells: ${TEST_SHELLS}"
+
+cd -P -- "${0%/*}"  # Change to directory this script lives in
 for test in $(find test/lib -name *_test.sh); do
   for shell in $TEST_SHELLS; do
     echo "== Running tests with [$shell]: $test"
diff --git a/test/lib/git/repo_index_test.sh b/test/lib/git/repo_index_test.sh
index c866ec4..eb98334 100755
--- a/test/lib/git/repo_index_test.sh
+++ b/test/lib/git/repo_index_test.sh
@@ -68,13 +68,12 @@ EOF
   done
 
   # Setup some custom repos outside the main repo dir
-  IFS=":"
+  local IFS=":"
   for dir in $GIT_REPOS; do
     mkdir -p $dir
     cd $dir
     git init
   done
-  unset IFS
 
   verboseGitCommands
 
@@ -83,9 +82,8 @@ EOF
 
 oneTimeTearDown() {
   rm -rf "${GIT_REPO_DIR}"
-  IFS=":"
+  local IFS=":"
   for dir in $GIT_REPOS; do rm -rf $dir; done
-  unset IFS
 }
 
 ensureIndex() {
diff --git a/test/lib/git/shell_shortcuts_test.sh b/test/lib/git/shell_shortcuts_test.sh
index f699085..6e470a7 100755
--- a/test/lib/git/shell_shortcuts_test.sh
+++ b/test/lib/git/shell_shortcuts_test.sh
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@ fi
 source "$scmbDir/test/support/test_helper.sh"
 source "$scmbDir/lib/scm_breeze.sh"
 
-bin_path() {
-  if [ -n "${ZSH_VERSION:-}" ];
-    then where "$@" | tail -1
-    else which "$@"
-  fi
-}
-
 # Setup
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 oneTimeSetUp() {
@@ -38,7 +31,7 @@ oneTimeSetUp() {
   alias rvm="test" # Ensure tests run if RVM isn't loaded but $HOME/.rvm is present
 
   # Test functions
-  function ln() { ln $@; }
+  function ln() { ln "$@"; }
 
   # Before aliasing, get original locations so we can compare them in the test
   unalias mv rm sed cat 2>/dev/null
@@ -69,6 +62,15 @@ assertAliasEquals(){
 }
 
 
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Setup and tear down
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+setUp() {
+  unset QUOTING_STYLE  # Use default quoting style for ls
+}
+
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Unit tests
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -93,18 +95,18 @@ test_ls_with_file_shortcuts() {
   # full physical path to be absolutely certain when doing comparisons later,
   # because thats how the Ruby status_shortcuts.rb script is going to obtain
   # them.
-  cd $TEST_DIR
+  cd "$TEST_DIR"
   TEST_DIR=$(pwd -P)
 
   touch 'test file' 'test_file'
   mkdir -p "a [b]" 'a "b"' "a 'b'"
-  touch "a \"b\"/c"
+  touch 'a "b"/c'
 
   # Run command in shell, load output from temp file into variable
   # (This is needed so that env variables are exported in the current shell)
   temp_file=$(mktemp -t scm_breeze.XXXXXXXXXX)
-  ls_with_file_shortcuts > $temp_file
-  ls_output=$(<$temp_file strip_colors)
+  ls_with_file_shortcuts > "$temp_file"
+  ls_output=$(<"$temp_file" strip_colors)
 
   # Compare as fixed strings (F), instead of normal grep behavior
   assertIncludes "$ls_output" '[1]  a "b"' F
@@ -125,10 +127,24 @@ test_ls_with_file_shortcuts() {
   ls_output=$(<$temp_file strip_colors)
   assertIncludes "$ls_output" '[1]  c' F
   # Test that env variable is set correctly
-  assertEquals "$TEST_DIR/a \"b\"/c" "$e1"
+  assertEquals "$TEST_DIR/"'a "b"/c' "$e1"
   # Test arg with no quotes
   ls_output=$(ls_with_file_shortcuts a\ \"b\" | strip_colors)
   assertIncludes "$ls_output" '[1]  c' F
+
+  # Listing two directories fails (see issue #275)
+  mkdir 1 2
+  touch 1/file
+  assertFalse 'Only one directory supported' 'ls_with_file_shortcuts 1 2'
+  assertFalse 'Fails on <directory> <file>' 'ls_with_file_shortcuts 1 test_file'
+  assertFalse 'Fails on <file> <directory>' 'ls_with_file_shortcuts test_file 1'
+  assertFalse 'Fails on <directory> <directory>/<file>' 'ls_with_file_shortcuts 1 1/file'
+
+  # Files under the root directory
+  assertTrue 'Shortcuts under /' 'ls_with_file_shortcuts / > /dev/null && [[ $e1 =~ ^/[^/]+$ ]]'
+
+  cd -
+  rm -r "$TEST_DIR" "$temp_file"
 }
 
 # load and run shUnit2
diff --git a/test/lib/git/status_shortcuts_test.sh b/test/lib/git/status_shortcuts_test.sh
index 638858a..eb3acae 100755
--- a/test/lib/git/status_shortcuts_test.sh
+++ b/test/lib/git/status_shortcuts_test.sh
@@ -49,21 +49,72 @@ setupTestRepo() {
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 test_scmb_expand_args() {
-  local e1="one"; local e2="two"; local e3="three"; local e4="four"; local e5="five"; local e6="six"; local e7="seven"
+  local e1="one" e2="two" e3="three" e4="four" e5="five" e6="six" e7='$dollar' e8='two words'
   local error="Args not expanded correctly"
-  assertEquals "$error" "$(printf 'one\tthree\tseven')" "$(scmb_expand_args 1 3 7)"
-  assertEquals "$error" "$(printf 'one\ttwo\tthree\tsix')" "$(scmb_expand_args 1-3 6)"
-  assertEquals "$error" "$(printf 'seven\ttwo\tthree\tfour\tfive\tone')" "$(scmb_expand_args seven 2-5 1)"
+  assertEquals "$error" 'one three six' \
+    "$(eval args="$(scmb_expand_args 1 3 6)"; token_quote "${args[@]}")"
+  assertEquals "$error" 'one two three five' \
+    "$(eval args="$(scmb_expand_args 1-3 5)"; token_quote "${args[@]}")"
+  assertEquals "$error" '\$dollar two three four one' \
+    "$(eval args="$(scmb_expand_args 7 2-4 1)"; token_quote "${args[@]}")"
 
   # Test that any args with spaces remain quoted
-  assertEquals "$error" "$(printf -- '-m\tTest Commit Message\tone')" "$(scmb_expand_args -m "Test Commit Message" 1)"
-  assertEquals "$error" "$(printf -- '-ma\tTest Commit Message\tUnquoted')"\
-                        "$(scmb_expand_args -ma "Test Commit Message" "Unquoted")"
+  assertEquals "$error" '-m Test\ Commit\ Message one' \
+    "$(eval args="$(scmb_expand_args -m "Test Commit Message" 1)"; token_quote "${args[@]}")"
+  assertEquals "$error" '-ma Test\ Commit\ Message Unquoted'\
+    "$(eval args="$(scmb_expand_args -ma "Test Commit Message" "Unquoted")"; token_quote "${args[@]}")"
+  assertEquals "$error" '\$dollar one two\ words' \
+    "$(eval args="$(scmb_expand_args 7 1-1 8)"; token_quote "${args[@]}")"
+
+  # Keep this code for use when minimum versions of {ba,z}sh can be increased.
+  # See token_quote() source and https://github.com/scmbreeze/scm_breeze/issues/260
+  # local e1="one" e2="two" e3="three" e4="four" e5="five" e6="six" e7='$dollar' e8='two words'
+  # local error="Args not expanded correctly"
+  # assertEquals "$error" "'one' 'three' 'six'" \
+  #   "$(eval a=$(scmb_expand_args 1 3 6); token_quote "${a[@]}")"
+  # assertEquals "$error" "'one' 'two' 'three' 'five'" \
+  #   "$(eval a=$(scmb_expand_args 1-3 5); token_quote "${a[@]}")"
+  # assertEquals "$error" "'\$dollar' 'two' 'three' 'four' 'one'" \
+  #   "$(eval a=$(scmb_expand_args 7 2-4 1); token_quote "${a[@]}")"
+  #
+  # # Test that any args with spaces remain quoted
+  # assertEquals "$error" "'-m' 'Test Commit Message' 'one'" \
+  #   "$(eval a=$(scmb_expand_args -m "Test Commit Message" 1); token_quote "${a[@]}")"
+  # assertEquals "$error" "'-ma' 'Test Commit Message' 'Unquoted'"\
+  #   "$(eval a=$(scmb_expand_args -ma "Test Commit Message" "Unquoted"); token_quote "${a[@]}")"
+  # assertEquals "$error" "'\$dollar' 'one' 'two words'" \
+  #   "$(eval a=$(scmb_expand_args 7 1-1 8); token_quote "${a[@]}")"
+}
+
+test_exec_scmb_expand_args() {
+  local e1="one" e2="a b c" e3='$dollar' e4="single'quote" e5='double"quote' e6='a(){:;};a&'
+  assertEquals "literals with spaces not preserved" 'foo bar\ baz' \
+    "$(eval args="$(scmb_expand_args foo 'bar baz')"; token_quote "${args[@]}")"
+  assertEquals "variables with spaces not preserved" 'one a\ b\ c' \
+    "$(eval args="$(scmb_expand_args 1-2)"; token_quote "${args[@]}")"
+  # Expecting text: '$dollar' "single'quote" 'double"quote'
+  # Generate quoted expected string with:  token_quote "$(cat)"  then copy/paste, ^D
+  assertEquals "special characters are preserved" \
+    '\$dollar single\'\''quote double\"quote a\(\)\{:\;\}\;a\&' \
+    "$(eval args="$(scmb_expand_args 3-6)"; token_quote "${args[@]}")"
+
+  # Keep this code for use when minimum versions of {ba,z}sh can be increased.
+  # See token_quote() source and https://github.com/scmbreeze/scm_breeze/issues/260
+  # local e1="one" e2="a b c" e3='$dollar' e4="single'quote" e5='double"quote' e6='a(){:;};a&'
+  # assertEquals "literals with spaces not preserved" "'foo' 'bar baz'" \
+  #   "$(eval a="$(scmb_expand_args foo 'bar baz')"; token_quote "${a[@]}")"
+  # assertEquals "variables with spaces not preserved" "'one' 'a b c'" \
+  #   "$(eval a="$(scmb_expand_args 1-2)"; token_quote "${a[@]}")"
+  # # Expecting text: '$dollar' "single'quote" 'double"quote'
+  # # Generate quoted expected string with:  token_quote "$(cat)"  then copy/paste, ^D
+  # assertEquals "special characters are preserved" \
+  #   "'\$dollar' 'single'\\''quote' 'double\"quote' 'a(){:;};a&'" \
+  #   "$(eval a="$(scmb_expand_args 3-6)"; token_quote "${a[@]}")"
 }
 
 test_command_wrapping_escapes_special_characters() {
-    assertEquals 'should escape | the pipe' "$(exec_scmb_expand_args echo "should escape | the pipe")"
-    assertEquals 'should escape ; the semicolon' "$(exec_scmb_expand_args echo "should escape ; the semicolon")"
+    assertEquals 'should escape | the pipe' "$(exec_scmb_expand_args echo should escape '|' the pipe)"
+    assertEquals 'should escape ; the semicolon' "$(exec_scmb_expand_args echo should escape ';' the semicolon)"
 }
 
 test_git_status_shortcuts() {
diff --git a/test/lib/scm_breeze_test.sh b/test/lib/scm_breeze_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5a5a8da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib/scm_breeze_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+export scmbDir="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )/../.."
+
+# Zsh compatibility
+if [ -n "${ZSH_VERSION:-}" ]; then shell="zsh"; SHUNIT_PARENT=$0; setopt shwordsplit; fi
+
+# Load test helpers
+source "$scmbDir/test/support/test_helper.sh"
+
+# Load functions to test
+source "$scmbDir/lib/scm_breeze.sh"
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Unit tests
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+test__safe_eval() {
+  assertEquals "runs eval with simple words" 'one two three' "$(_safe_eval token_quote one two three)"
+  assertEquals "quotes spaces" 'a b\ c d' "$(_safe_eval token_quote a b\ c d)"
+  assertEquals "quotes special chars" 'a\ b \$dollar \\slash c\ d' "$(_safe_eval token_quote a\ b '$dollar' '\slash' c\ d)"
+}
+
+
+# load and run shUnit2
+source "$scmbDir/test/support/shunit2"
diff --git a/test/support/shunit2 b/test/support/shunit2
index 8ca4b4b..df37583 100755
--- a/test/support/shunit2
+++ b/test/support/shunit2
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ SHUNIT_ERROR=2
 # enable strict mode by default
 SHUNIT_STRICT=${SHUNIT_STRICT:-${SHUNIT_TRUE}}
 
-_shunit_warn() { echo "shunit2:WARN $@" >&2; }
-_shunit_error() { echo "shunit2:ERROR $@" >&2; }
-_shunit_fatal() { echo "shunit2:FATAL $@" >&2; exit ${SHUNIT_ERROR}; }
+_shunit_warn() { echo "shunit2:WARN $*" >&2; }
+_shunit_error() { echo "shunit2:ERROR $*" >&2; }
+_shunit_fatal() { echo "shunit2:FATAL $*" >&2; exit ${SHUNIT_ERROR}; }
 
 # specific shell checks
 if [ -n "${ZSH_VERSION:-}" ]; then
diff --git a/test/support/test_helper.sh b/test/support/test_helper.sh
index a021b03..67a6155 100644
--- a/test/support/test_helper.sh
+++ b/test/support/test_helper.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ orig_cwd="$PWD"
 source "$scmbDir/lib/git/helpers.sh"
 
 # Set up demo git user if not configured
-if [ -z "$(git config --global user.email)" ]; then
-  git config --global user.email "testuser@example.com"
-  git config --global user.name  "Test User"
+if [ -z "$(git config user.email)" ]; then
+  git config user.email "testuser@example.com"
+  git config user.name  "Test User"
 fi
 
 #
@@ -26,24 +26,32 @@ tab_completions(){ echo "${COMPREPLY[@]}"; }
 silentGitCommands() {
   git() { /usr/bin/env git "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1; }
 }
+
 # Cancel silent git commands
 verboseGitCommands() {
   unset -f git
 }
 
+
 # Asserts
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# Return 0 (shell's true) if "$1" contains string "$2"
 _includes() {
   if [ -n "$3" ]; then regex="$3"; else regex=''; fi
-  if echo "$1" | grep -q$regex "$2"; then echo 0; else echo 1; fi
+  echo "$1" | grep -q"$regex" "$2"  # exit status of quiet grep is returned
 }
 
 # assert $1 contains $2
 assertIncludes() {
-  assertTrue "'$1' should have contained '$2'" $(_includes "$@")
+  _includes "$@"
+  local grep_exit=$?
+  assertTrue "'$1' should have contained '$2'" '[[ $grep_exit == 0 ]]'
 }
+
 # assert $1 does not contain $2
 assertNotIncludes() {
-  assertFalse "'$1' should not have contained '$2'" $(_includes "$@")
+  _includes "$@"
+  local grep_return=$?
+  assertTrue "'$1' should not have contained '$2'" '[[ ! $grep_exit = 0 ]]'
 }