Linux & the Command Line / Servers and scripts
Lesson 28 of 30
Variables and loops in bash
Bash variables have no spaces around =, and you read them with $. Always quote "$variables" to handle spaces safely.
Key points
- name=value (no spaces)
- Use "$name" with quotes
- for i in {1..5}; do ...; done
name="Lazo"
for i in {1..3}; do
echo "$i: hello $name"
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Which is a correct bash variable assignment?
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