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Jan 18, 2023 at 23:32 comment added Bash3d @roaima Alright. But could you please help me understand why this particular function alone fails to recognize a properly expanded variable as a command, while the initial function can? And thanks for the responses.. I appreciate it..
Jan 18, 2023 at 23:00 comment added Chris Davies Then you need to tell the author of the master script that they are using functions and variables incorrectly. This is a common cause of unexpected errors
Jan 18, 2023 at 22:41 comment added Bash3d @roaima I Agree, but unfortunately I cannot change the method. This variable in question is set in a master script that’s read only and we just source them in other scripts. Even if I were to use a function here in my script, I will have to use this variable, and that again yields the same result.
Jan 18, 2023 at 22:03 comment added Chris Davies "I am able to run the command stored in a variable from first function" - it's an unreliable way of running a command. Use functions for commands and variables for data
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Jan 18, 2023 at 21:58 comment added Bash3d @roaima sorry, that was a typo in question. I am using straight quotes in the actual code. Corrected it in question now.
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Jan 18, 2023 at 21:28 answer added Jim L. timeline score: 0
Jan 18, 2023 at 21:22 comment added Bash3d @KamilMaciorowski Would you care to explain? I am able to run the command stored in a variable from first function. Only when I call it from a function within a function it fails. How is quotes/braces significant here?
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Jan 18, 2023 at 20:59 comment added Kamil Maciorowski How can we run a command stored in a variable? What are curly quotes and can I use them in my code?
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