From e2ca2c9550474ca3dad0f7ef8735e614da081258 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Etan Reisner Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2015 13:32:41 -0400 Subject: Add another very common shell variable assignment mistake. --- bash.html.markdown | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/bash.html.markdown b/bash.html.markdown index b9cd53ff..77ee37f6 100644 --- a/bash.html.markdown +++ b/bash.html.markdown @@ -37,7 +37,14 @@ VARIABLE="Some string" # But not like this: VARIABLE = "Some string" # Bash will decide that VARIABLE is a command it must execute and give an error -# because it couldn't be found. +# because it can't be found. + +# Or like this: +Variable= 'Some string' +# Bash will decide that 'Some string' is a command it must execute and give an +# error because it can't be found. (In this case the 'Variable=' part is seen +# as a variable assignment valid only for the scope of the 'Some string' +# command.) # Using the variable: echo $VARIABLE -- cgit v1.2.3