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Bash - Set a variable [duplicate]
I need to set a variable in my bash script
#!/usr/bin/env bash
GITNAME= git config --global user.name
echo " $GITNAME "
But it doesn't seems to work that way.
How does it work?
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Output in variable shouldn't be interpreted as command [duplicate]
So this question was asked some times already, but the answers didn't seem to work for me. So I have this simple script
#!/bin/bash
charon_id = $(pidof charon)
kill -1 $charon_id
And console says ...
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Different command outputs
I entered same command with a variable host. During 2nd time I entered blank space between host,= and $. Why it was trying to connect to a server ? Also, when I write like $(host name), I am getting ...
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Spaces in assignments in shell scripts
What is the difference between
a. var=23
b. var =23
c. var= 23
d. var = 23
There is difference in space around the assignment operator.
I am new to unix.
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Any problem assigning one variable to another in shell without using quotes? [duplicate]
This question is about assigning the entire contents of one variable to another variable.
Variable is not being used (sent to echo, etc.)
No parameter expansion is being done during the assignment.
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What is the difference of defining a variable with or without quotation marks? [duplicate]
If I define a variable with the quotation mark:
TEMP="~/Dropbox"
then
ls $TEMP
would not work, instead
echo $TEMP | ls
works.
And to get the same result, I can also define the variable ...
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Zsh: export: not valid in this context
When running this script, I run into an error on this line (relevant snippet below):
...
_NEW_PATH=$("$_THIS_DIR/conda" ..activate "$@")
if (( $? == 0 )); then
export PATH=$_NEW_PATH
# If ...
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create an array
I want to learn about arrays and how to assign values to them, so I found this tutorial
While running the following script:
#!/bin/bash
$names=([0]="Bob" [1]="Peter" [20]="$USER" [21]="Big Bad John")...
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How do I assign a value to the Path key in a .desktop file including the $HOME environment variable correctly?
I'm making a .desktop file for Minecraft. Nothing appears to happen upon executing the it. The Exec and Path keys in the file:
Exec=java -jar Minecraft.jar
Path=$HOME/.minecraft/
I've also tried ...
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How do I write a command for the Exec key in a .desktop file containing a reserved character correctly?
I'm trying to make a .desktop file for Minecraft. Nothing appears to happen upon executing the file. I've tried assigning the Exec key as follows:
Exec= java -jar "~/.minecraft/Minecraft.jar"
Exec= ...
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Variable assignment outside of case statement
In many languages it is possible to assign the result of a case/switch statement to a variable, rather than repeating the variable assignment many times within the case statement. Is it possible to ...
