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How about this for bash: #!/bin/bash echo "What is your web application root?" read web_application_root web_application_root="$(envsubst <<< "$web_application_root")" echo web_...
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#2: Post edited
by
Someone
·
2021-03-15T23:29:47Z (almost 4 years ago)
- How about this for bash:
- ```
- #!/bin/bash
- echo "What is your web application root?"
IFS= read web_application_root- web_application_root="$(envsubst <<< "$web_application_root")"
- echo web_application_root=$web_application_root
- ```
`IFS=` helps you deal with spaces. `envsubst` does the environment variable expansion for you. For example:- ```
- $ ./test.sh
- What is your web application root?
- ${HOME}/a b
- web_application_root=/home/Someone/a b
- ```
- How about this for bash:
- ```
- #!/bin/bash
- echo "What is your web application root?"
- read web_application_root
- web_application_root="$(envsubst <<< "$web_application_root")"
- echo web_application_root=$web_application_root
- ```
- `envsubst` does the environment variable expansion for you. For example:
- ```
- $ ./test.sh
- What is your web application root?
- ${HOME}/a b
- web_application_root=/home/Someone/a b
- ```
#1: Initial revision
by
Someone
·
2021-03-15T23:26:29Z (almost 4 years ago)
How about this for bash:
```
#!/bin/bash
echo "What is your web application root?"
IFS= read web_application_root
web_application_root="$(envsubst <<< "$web_application_root")"
echo web_application_root=$web_application_root
```
`IFS=` helps you deal with spaces. `envsubst` does the environment variable expansion for you. For example:
```
$ ./test.sh
What is your web application root?
${HOME}/a b
web_application_root=/home/Someone/a b
```