Global:8_DOLLARS = $$$$$$$$ Global:VAR = Var_Parse: ${8_DOLLARS} (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined) Global:VAR = $$$$$$$$ Var_Parse: ${VAR:D${8_DOLLARS}} (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined) Applying ${VAR:D...} to "$$$$$$$$" (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined, none, regular) Var_Parse: ${8_DOLLARS}} (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined) Result of ${VAR:D${8_DOLLARS}} is "$$$$$$$$" (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined, none, regular) Global:VAR = $$$$$$$$ Var_Parse: ${VAR:@var@${8_DOLLARS}@} (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined) Applying ${VAR:@...} to "$$$$$$$$" (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined, none, regular) Modifier part: "var" Modifier part: "${8_DOLLARS}" ModifyWords: split "$$$$$$$$" into 1 words Global:var = $$$$$$$$ Var_Parse: ${8_DOLLARS} (eval-keep-undefined) ModifyWord_Loop: in "$$$$$$$$", replace "var" with "${8_DOLLARS}" to "$$$$" Global:delete var Result of ${VAR:@var@${8_DOLLARS}@} is "$$$$" (eval-keep-dollar-and-undefined, none, regular) Global:VAR = $$$$ Global:.MAKEFLAGS = -r -k -d v -d Global:.MAKEFLAGS = -r -k -d v -d 0 exit status 0