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Development Tools Console Foundations Environment and Redirection Environment Variables

geoffrey
geoffrey
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Posted by geoffrey
geoffrey
28,736 Points

Can't set variable inside terminal

Hello, I have a little problem, during the Video, we see how to set a variable using the termina, as exemple MESSAGE = "hello world".

Oddly, with my linux Mint I can't set one, when I try to set the variable, I have the message MESSAGE : command not found.

Does anyone know why ?

1 Answer

bothxp
bothxp
16,510 Points

Make sure that you haven't got any spaces in the command.

m094:~ $ MESSAGE = "Hello World"
-bash: MESSAGE: command not found
m094:~ $ MESSAGE="Hello World"
m094:~ $ echo $MESSAGE
Hello World
geoffrey
geoffrey
28,736 Points
geoffrey
geoffrey
28,736 Points

Thank you that was stupid, but that was the answer ;)