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Old December 27th, 2012, 11:09 PM
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How to use Local Variables in unix?
i have created the below UNIX script to learn how to use Variables, however the output is blank. could anyone let me know what is wrong with the below script please.

#! /bin/sh
# test script
set Var1 = "Test"
echo $Var1
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you don't need to use set.

working example is this
Code:
#!/bin/sh
#test script
Var1="Test"
echo $Var1
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you don't need to use set.

working example is this
Code:
#!/bin/sh
#test script
Var1="Test"
echo $Var1


Thanks DonR, tried using the code you advised, i get the following error

$ ./t_script
./t_script: line 3: Var1: command not found
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I susoect you will have spaces in the line ..

Code:
Var1  =   "value"

(exaggaerated number of spaces to make it clear!)
where it shoule not have spaces:
Code:
Var1="value"
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Originally Posted by SimonJM
I susoect you will have spaces in the line ..

Code:
Var1  =   "value"

(exaggaerated number of spaces to make it clear!)
where it shoule not have spaces:
Code:
Var1="value"


Thanks Simon1, you are correct.. i removed the spaces and it worked

DonR - Sorry did not notice that your code excluded the blank spaces.. if i had to literally copy and paste it would have worked
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