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+# file      : unit-tests/test/script/lexer/variable.testscript
+# copyright : Copyright (c) 2014-2018 Code Synthesis Ltd
+# license   : MIT; see accompanying LICENSE file
+
+# Test handling custom variable names ($*, $~, $NN).
+#
+test.arguments = variable
+
+: command
+:
+{
+  : only
+  :
+  $* <"*" >>EOO
+  '*'
+  <newline>
+  EOO
+
+  : followed
+  :
+  $* <"*abc" >>EOO
+  '*'
+  'abc'
+  <newline>
+  EOO
+}
+
+: working-dir
+:
+{
+  : only
+  :
+  $* <"~" >>EOO
+  '~'
+  <newline>
+  EOO
+
+  : followed
+  :
+  $* <"~123" >>EOO
+  '~'
+  '123'
+  <newline>
+  EOO
+}
+
+: arg
+:
+{
+  : only
+  :
+  $* <"0" >>EOO
+  '0'
+  <newline>
+  EOO
+
+  : followed
+  :
+  $* <"1abc" >>EOO
+  '1'
+  'abc'
+  <newline>
+  EOO
+
+  : multi-digit
+  :
+  $* <"10" 2>>EOE != 0
+  stdin:1:1: error: multi-digit special variable name
+  EOE
+}