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Bash 101 - string assigment

I am embarrassed to ask this but I am at the end of my rope.
I am trying to assign one (string) variable to another.
I do understand that bash variables are "not typed", but still learning usage of {} and spaces in script.

I was hoping this syntax would work

$variableA = $variableB

Here is a snippet of the output

Code:

474 lsusb save result command into custom menu
+ echo lsusb
lsusb
+ echo '477 lsusb
user input transfered '
477 lsusb
user input transfered 
+ CLI command=lsusb
/usr/bin/raspi-config-DEBUG.sh: line 478: CLI: command not found
+ echo 'CLI command'


failed here 

the "command" should be "lsusb" not "CLI command" 





CLI command
+ echo '480  CLI command new choice '
480  CLI command new choice 
+ echo 'CLI command'
CLI command
+ INPUT_BOX_TASK='Add command description to custom menu '

And a snippet of the code

Code:

INPUT_BOX_TITLE="New custom menu command"
 473 inputBox
 474 echo "$LINENO $USERINPUT save result command into custom menu" 
 475 echo  $USERINPUT
 476 echo "$LINENO $USERINPUT Y
 477 user input transfered " 
 478 $choice=$USERINPUT 
 479 echo "$choice"
 480 echo "$LINENO  $choice new choice "
 481 echo "$choice"

I did try

{$choice}={$USERINPUT}

without success

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NAME

       Net::CLI::Interact::Transport::Telnet - TELNET based CLI connection

VERSION

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DECRIPTION

       This module provides a wrapped instance of a TELNET client for use by Net::CLI::Interact.

INTERFACE

   app
       On Windows platforms you must download the "plink.exe" program, and pass its location to the library in this parameter. On other platforms,
       this defaults to "telnet".

   runtime_options
       Based on the "connect_options" hash provided to Net::CLI::Interact on construction, selects and formats parameters to provide to "app" on
       the command line. Supported attributes:

       host (required)
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