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Old 01-31-2013
Question OSX, bash, cat with <<MARKER executing commands
I have a script that writes another script with

Code:
cat >/usr/local/bin/myscript.sh <<EOF
#!/bin/sh
VAR=`run a command here`
EOF

Problem is, after this is run, I get:

Code:
$ cat /usr/local/bin/myscript.sh
#!/bin/sh
VAR=result of command

How do I stop that from happening with Macs BSDish shell?
# 2  
Old 01-31-2013
To avoid command substitution in a here-document you need to quote at least one character in the delimiter. Try:
Code:
cat >/usr/local/bin/myscript.sh <<"EOF"
#!/bin/sh
VAR=`run a command here`
EOF

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Old 01-31-2013
Thank you!!!
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