Shell script: using variables adds carriage return

Asked Jan 13 '18 at 12:09

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I'm running the following shell script on a Synology DSM 6:

DATE=`date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S`
/usr/local/mariadb10/bin/mysqldump -u user -ppwd fm | 
gzip -c -9 > /volume1/homes/username/SOS_BU/Syn_MariaDB/fm_${DATE}.gz

The problem is that after execution, the filename has a carriage return left to the point. Example:

fm_20180113_125554[CR].gz

So, the file is created, but the filename causes trouble with a CR in it.

Anyone has an idea where the CR comes from and how I can avoid it?

edited Jan 15 '18 at 01:17

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asked Jan 13 '18 at 12:09

Hans Meyer

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Is it `CR`or `LF`? Did you `dos2unix`? – ULick Jan 13 '18 at 15:28
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dos2unix solved it. Thank you very much! I didn't have that in mind, as the variable is right in the middle of the command line. – Hans Meyer Jan 13 '18 at 17:30

Shell script: using variables adds carriage return

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