How do i pass first value of file to a variable?

Question

I have a .txt File where there is data in it like

Ram
Raj
Viraj

I want to pass only first value Ram to a variable so that I can use its value further in the Linux command.

I have code which works but partially

head -1 demo.txt => gives me first value Ram

But How do I pass that value to a variable

Like this

$value head-1 demo.txt
$value = Ram

Not working ......

Possible duplicate of [How do I set a variable to the output of a command in Bash?](https://stackoverflow.com/q/4651437/608639), [How to assign the output of a Bash command to a variable?](https://stackoverflow.com/q/2314750/608639), etc. — jww, May 22 '19 at 12:39

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 22 '19 at 13:19

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try this:

value=$(head -1 demo.txt)

answered May 22 '19 at 13:19

UtLox

Why should one try that? Keep in mind that a good explanation helps others to understand your answer – Nico Haase May 22 '19 at 22:20

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