diff --git a/test/bats/github_13.bats b/test/bats/github_13.bats
index 673ec34..cbb3ea0 100644
--- a/test/bats/github_13.bats
+++ b/test/bats/github_13.bats
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@ export GETOPTS_LONG_TEST_BIN='getopts_long-no_shortspec'
     compare '-t -- -v user_val' \
             '--toggle -- --variable=user_val' \
             '/^\$@: /d'
-    expect "${bash_getopts[6]}" == '$@: -v user_val'
-    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: --variable=user_val'
+    expect "${bash_getopts[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="-v" [1]="user_val")'
+    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="--variable=user_val")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator followed by long variable, verbose" {
     compare '-t -- -v user_val' \
             '--toggle -- --variable=user_val' \
             '/^\$@: /d'
-    expect "${bash_getopts[6]}" == '$@: -v user_val'
-    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: --variable=user_val'
+    expect "${bash_getopts[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="-v" [1]="user_val")'
+    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="--variable=user_val")'
 }
 
 @test "${FEATURE}: long variable followed by terminator, silent" {
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ export GETOPTS_LONG_TEST_BIN='getopts_long-no_shortspec'
             '/^(OPTIND|\$@): /d'
     expect "${bash_getopts[5]}" == 'OPTIND: 4'
     expect "${getopts_long[5]}" == 'OPTIND: 3'
-    expect "${bash_getopts[6]}" == '$@: -t'
-    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: --toggle'
+    expect "${bash_getopts[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="-t")'
+    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="--toggle")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: long variable followed by terminator, verbose" {
     compare '-v user_val -- -t'  \
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@ export GETOPTS_LONG_TEST_BIN='getopts_long-no_shortspec'
             '/^(OPTIND|\$@): /d'
     expect "${bash_getopts[5]}" == 'OPTIND: 4'
     expect "${getopts_long[5]}" == 'OPTIND: 3'
-    expect "${bash_getopts[6]}" == '$@: -t'
-    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: --toggle'
+    expect "${bash_getopts[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="-t")'
+    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="--toggle")'
 }
diff --git a/test/bats/invalid_arguments.bats b/test/bats/invalid_arguments.bats
index 22e98a4..ca25a8c 100644
--- a/test/bats/invalid_arguments.bats
+++ b/test/bats/invalid_arguments.bats
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ load ../test_helper
 @test "${FEATURE}: short option, terminator, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-i -- user_arg' \
             '-i -- user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: short option, terminator, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-i -- user_arg' \
             '-i -- user_arg' \
             's/getopts_long-verbose/getopts-verbose/g'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[7]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[7]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
 
 @test "${FEATURE}: long option, terminator, extra arguments, silent" {
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ load ../test_helper
             '/^INVALID OPTION -- /d'
     expect  "${bash_getopts[1]}" == 'INVALID OPTION -- OPTARG="i"'
     expect  "${getopts_long[1]}" == 'INVALID OPTION -- OPTARG="invalid"'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: long option, terminator, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-i -- user_arg' \
             '--invalid -- user_arg' \
             's/getopts_long-verbose: (.*) invalid$/getopts-verbose: \1 i/g'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[7]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[7]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
 
 # terminator followed by options
@@ -84,24 +84,24 @@ load ../test_helper
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, short option, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-- -i user_arg' \
             '-- -i user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: -i user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="-i" [1]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, short option, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-- -i user_arg' \
             '-- -i user_arg' \
             's/getopts_long-verbose/getopts-verbose/g'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: -i user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="-i" [1]="user_arg")'
 }
 
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, long option, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-- -i user_arg' \
             '-- --invalid user_arg' \
             '/^\$@: /d'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: --invalid user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="--invalid" [1]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, long option, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-- -i user_arg' \
             '-- --invalid user_arg' \
             '/^\$@: /d'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: --invalid user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="--invalid" [1]="user_arg")'
 }
diff --git a/test/bats/no_arguments.bats b/test/bats/no_arguments.bats
index 5dcdd9f..6d75bdf 100644
--- a/test/bats/no_arguments.bats
+++ b/test/bats/no_arguments.bats
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ load ../test_helper
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-- user_arg' \
             '-- user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-- user_arg' \
             '-- user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
diff --git a/test/bats/option_supplied.bats b/test/bats/option_supplied.bats
index 5cdd9f7..df12718 100644
--- a/test/bats/option_supplied.bats
+++ b/test/bats/option_supplied.bats
@@ -45,23 +45,23 @@ load ../test_helper
 @test "${FEATURE}: short option, terminator, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-o user_val -- user_arg' \
             '-o user_val -- user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: short option, terminator, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-o user_val -- user_arg' \
             '-o user_val -- user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
 
 @test "${FEATURE}: long option, terminator, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-o user_val -- user_arg' \
             '--option user_val -- user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: long option, terminator, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-o user_val -- user_arg' \
             '--option user_val -- user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
 
 # multiple same arguments
@@ -97,25 +97,25 @@ load ../test_helper
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, short option, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-- -o user_val user_arg' \
             '-- -o user_val user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: -o user_val user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="-o" [1]="user_val" [2]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, short option, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-- -o user_val user_arg' \
             '-- -o user_val user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: -o user_val user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="-o" [1]="user_val" [2]="user_arg")'
 }
 
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, long option, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-- -o user_val user_arg' \
             '-- --option user_val user_arg' \
             '/^\$@: /d'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: --option user_val user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="--option" [1]="user_val" [2]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, long option, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-- -o user_val user_arg' \
             '-- --option user_val user_arg' \
             '/^\$@: /d'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: --option user_val user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="--option" [1]="user_val" [2]="user_arg")'
 }
 
 # option without an argument
diff --git a/test/bats/toggle_triggered.bats b/test/bats/toggle_triggered.bats
index f9403d8..7f60ffe 100644
--- a/test/bats/toggle_triggered.bats
+++ b/test/bats/toggle_triggered.bats
@@ -45,23 +45,23 @@ load ../test_helper
 @test "${FEATURE}: short option, terminator, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-t -- user_arg' \
             '-t -- user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: short option, terminator, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-t -- user_arg' \
             '-t -- user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
 
 @test "${FEATURE}: long option, terminator, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-t -- user_arg' \
             '--toggle -- user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: long option, terminator, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-t -- user_arg' \
             '--toggle -- user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
 
 # multiple same arguments
@@ -97,23 +97,23 @@ load ../test_helper
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, short option, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-- -t user_arg' \
             '-- -t user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: -t user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="-t" [1]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, short option, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-- -t user_arg' \
             '-- -t user_arg'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: -t user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="-t" [1]="user_arg")'
 }
 
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, long option, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-- -t user_arg' \
             '-- --toggle user_arg' \
             '/^\$@: /d'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: --toggle user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="--toggle" [1]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, long option, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-- -t user_arg' \
             '-- --toggle user_arg' \
             '/^\$@: /d'
-    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: --toggle user_arg'
+    expect  "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="--toggle" [1]="user_arg")'
 }
diff --git a/test/bats/value_supplied.bats b/test/bats/value_supplied.bats
index e56224c..096631c 100644
--- a/test/bats/value_supplied.bats
+++ b/test/bats/value_supplied.bats
@@ -57,19 +57,19 @@ load ../test_helper
 @test "${FEATURE}: short option, terminator, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-v user_val -- user_arg' \
             '-v user_val -- user_arg'
-    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: short option, terminator, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-v user_val -- user_arg' \
             '-v user_val -- user_arg'
-    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
 }
 
 @test "${FEATURE}: long option, terminator, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-v user_val -- user_arg' \
             '--variable=user_val -- user_arg' \
             '/^OPTIND: /d'
-    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
     expect "${bash_getopts[5]}" == 'OPTIND: 4'
     expect "${getopts_long[5]}" == 'OPTIND: 3'
 }
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ load ../test_helper
     compare '-v user_val -- user_arg' \
             '--variable=user_val -- user_arg' \
             '/^OPTIND: /d'
-    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: user_arg'
+    expect "${getopts_long[6]}" == '$@: ([0]="user_arg")'
     expect "${bash_getopts[5]}" == 'OPTIND: 4'
     expect "${getopts_long[5]}" == 'OPTIND: 3'
 }
@@ -121,25 +121,25 @@ load ../test_helper
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, short option, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-- -v user_val user_arg' \
             '-- -v user_val user_arg'
-    expect "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: -v user_val user_arg'
+    expect "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="-v" [1]="user_val" [2]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, short option, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-- -v user_val user_arg' \
             '-- -v user_val user_arg'
-    expect "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: -v user_val user_arg'
+    expect "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="-v" [1]="user_val" [2]="user_arg")'
 }
 
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, long option, extra arguments, silent" {
     compare '-- -v user_val user_arg' \
             '-- --variable=user_val user_arg' \
             '/^\$@: /d'
-    expect "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: --variable=user_val user_arg'
+    expect "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="--variable=user_val" [1]="user_arg")'
 }
 @test "${FEATURE}: terminator, long option, extra arguments, verbose" {
     compare '-- -v user_val user_arg' \
             '-- --variable=user_val user_arg' \
             '/^\$@: /d'
-    expect "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: --variable=user_val user_arg'
+    expect "${getopts_long[5]}" == '$@: ([0]="--variable=user_val" [1]="user_arg")'
 }
 
 # variable without an argument
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts-silent b/test/bin/getopts-silent
index a09a416..72e3ebe 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts-silent
+++ b/test/bin/getopts-silent
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@ echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
 echo "OPTARG: ${OPTARG}"
 echo "OPTIND: ${OPTIND}"
-echo "\$@: ${*}"
+
+args=("$@")
+declare -p args | sed -e 's/declare -a args=/$@: /'
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts-verbose b/test/bin/getopts-verbose
index bf2e87f..bd7d573 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts-verbose
+++ b/test/bin/getopts-verbose
@@ -28,4 +28,6 @@ echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
 echo "OPTARG: ${OPTARG}"
 echo "OPTIND: ${OPTIND}"
-echo "\$@: ${*}"
+
+args=("$@")
+declare -p args | sed -e 's/declare -a args=/$@: /'
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-github_26-silent b/test/bin/getopts_long-github_26-silent
index 5235b04..f55ea60 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-github_26-silent
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-github_26-silent
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
 echo "OPTARG: ${OPTARG}"
 echo "OPTIND: ${OPTIND}"
-echo "\$@: ${*}"
+
+args=("$@")
+declare -p args | sed -e 's/declare -a args=/$@: /'
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-github_26-verbose b/test/bin/getopts_long-github_26-verbose
index ee3bd9e..caeae38 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-github_26-verbose
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-github_26-verbose
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
 echo "OPTARG: ${OPTARG}"
 echo "OPTIND: ${OPTIND}"
-echo "\$@: ${*}"
+
+args=("$@")
+declare -p args | sed -e 's/declare -a args=/$@: /'
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash-silent b/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash-silent
index 89a2a61..7473650 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash-silent
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash-silent
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
 echo "OPTARG: ${OPTARG}"
 echo "OPTIND: ${OPTIND}"
-echo "\$@: ${*}"
+
+args=("$@")
+declare -p args | sed -e 's/declare -a args=/$@: /'
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash-verbose b/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash-verbose
index d3de453..2d6c9b7 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash-verbose
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash-verbose
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
 echo "OPTARG: ${OPTARG}"
 echo "OPTIND: ${OPTIND}"
-echo "\$@: ${*}"
+
+args=("$@")
+declare -p args | sed -e 's/declare -a args=/$@: /'
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash_colon-silent b/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash_colon-silent
index f184c98..19f080e 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash_colon-silent
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash_colon-silent
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
 echo "OPTARG: ${OPTARG}"
 echo "OPTIND: ${OPTIND}"
-echo "\$@: ${*}"
+
+args=("$@")
+declare -p args | sed -e 's/declare -a args=/$@: /'
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash_colon-verbose b/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash_colon-verbose
index d3ca005..68d624f 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash_colon-verbose
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-longspec_with_dash_colon-verbose
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
 echo "OPTARG: ${OPTARG}"
 echo "OPTIND: ${OPTIND}"
-echo "\$@: ${*}"
+
+args=("$@")
+declare -p args | sed -e 's/declare -a args=/$@: /'
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-no_shortspec-silent b/test/bin/getopts_long-no_shortspec-silent
index a7af5d2..68600fc 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-no_shortspec-silent
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-no_shortspec-silent
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
 echo "OPTARG: ${OPTARG}"
 echo "OPTIND: ${OPTIND}"
-echo "\$@: ${*}"
+
+args=("$@")
+declare -p args | sed -e 's/declare -a args=/$@: /'
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-no_shortspec-verbose b/test/bin/getopts_long-no_shortspec-verbose
index 04333a3..ca85f17 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-no_shortspec-verbose
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-no_shortspec-verbose
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
 echo "OPTARG: ${OPTARG}"
 echo "OPTIND: ${OPTIND}"
-echo "\$@: ${*}"
+
+args=("$@")
+declare -p args | sed -e 's/declare -a args=/$@: /'
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-shortspec_with_dash-silent b/test/bin/getopts_long-shortspec_with_dash-silent
index 0669183..1bc4c71 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-shortspec_with_dash-silent
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-shortspec_with_dash-silent
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
 echo "OPTARG: ${OPTARG}"
 echo "OPTIND: ${OPTIND}"
-echo "\$@: ${*}"
+
+args=("$@")
+declare -p args | sed -e 's/declare -a args=/$@: /'
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-shortspec_with_dash-verbose b/test/bin/getopts_long-shortspec_with_dash-verbose
index 2796725..d0dd0e4 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-shortspec_with_dash-verbose
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-shortspec_with_dash-verbose
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
 echo "OPTARG: ${OPTARG}"
 echo "OPTIND: ${OPTIND}"
-echo "\$@: ${*}"
+
+args=("$@")
+declare -p args | sed -e 's/declare -a args=/$@: /'
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-silent b/test/bin/getopts_long-silent
index 751a762..b188b03 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-silent
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-silent
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
 echo "OPTARG: ${OPTARG}"
 echo "OPTIND: ${OPTIND}"
-echo "\$@: ${*}"
+
+args=("$@")
+declare -p args | sed -e 's/declare -a args=/$@: /'
diff --git a/test/bin/getopts_long-verbose b/test/bin/getopts_long-verbose
index c6b76fa..5dfff29 100755
--- a/test/bin/getopts_long-verbose
+++ b/test/bin/getopts_long-verbose
@@ -32,4 +32,6 @@ echo "OPTERR: ${OPTERR}"
 echo "OPTKEY: ${OPTKEY}"
 echo "OPTARG: ${OPTARG}"
 echo "OPTIND: ${OPTIND}"
-echo "\$@: ${*}"
+
+args=("$@")
+declare -p args | sed -e 's/declare -a args=/$@: /'