Can't assign variable shell script

Asked Apr 21 '15 at 15:30

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How to assign "time" variable like this:

#!/bin/bash
echo -n "License"
read license
time=echo date +"%H:%M"
echo $license $time

when I run that script, the time variable is empty. But if I delete echo license and read license, it works.

Thanks in advance

asked Apr 21 '15 at 15:30

Firman Ali

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Try to put `time=$(date +"%H:%M")` – Thronghar Apr 21 '15 at 15:32
In case you're wondering what your original command did, `time=echo date +"%H:%M"` runs `date +%H:%M` (output undirected, thus going to stdout and not stored) with the variable `time` exported in the environment with the value `echo`. – Charles Duffy Apr 21 '15 at 15:33
I got this output using your code: License N N date +%H:%M – Firman Ali Apr 21 '15 at 15:34
@FirmanAli, that sounds like you didn't follow Thronghar's suggestion _precisely_. Perhaps you failed to drop the `echo`? – Charles Duffy Apr 21 '15 at 15:34

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