11-02-2009
Help setting variable from file contents with spaces
I suppose the easiest way to explain my problem is to show you some code and then show you what the code outputs:
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#!/bin/bash
echo "This line has spaces" > "/tmp/This Filename Has Spaces.txt"
export Foo=$(cat "/tmp/This Filename Has Spaces.txt")
VarName=Bar
export $VarName=$(cat "/tmp/This Filename Has Spaces.txt")
echo $Foo
echo $Bar
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This is the output:
This line has spaces
This
How do I get the "Bar" variable to output the full string?
Thanks so much!
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runkit_method_copy - Copies a method from class to another
SYNOPSIS
bool runkit_method_copy (string $dClass, string $dMethod, string $sClass, [string $sMethod])
DESCRIPTION
Warning
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Example #1
runkit_method_copy(3) example
<?php
class Foo {
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