In a shell script, should I not include directory path in double quotes, e.g.
export PROJECT=/NFS/private/release/dir1
or should I include in double quotes, e.g.
export PROJECT="/NFS/private/release/dir1"
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I'm not sure parentheses is the word you mean to use... – Liora Haydont Jan 03 '18 at 20:06
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@LioraHaydont Sorry! Fixed! – Viesturs Jan 03 '18 at 20:07
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It doesn't make a difference in this case. – Benjamin W. Jan 03 '18 at 20:12
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1Possible duplicate of [Should I use quotes in environment path names?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33318499/should-i-use-quotes-in-environment-path-names) – Glick Jan 03 '18 at 20:51
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It doesn't make a difference in this particular case, but it's recommended to assign a string value within double-quotes. `a="string"`. http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/quotingvar.html – iamauser Jan 03 '18 at 21:09