Can't assign linux command output into a variable

Question

I've tried to write the following code in bash but I am not able to get the output to be echoed.

part1="blkid | grep -P 'CENTOS 7' | cut -c1-9"
echo "$part1"

Does that just echo the string? – matt Aug 28 '19 at 12:12 — matt, Aug 28 '19 at 12:12

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 28 '19 at 12:13

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Try this

part1=$(blkid | grep -P 'CENTOS 7' | cut -c1-9)
echo "$part1"

answered Aug 28 '19 at 12:13

Nima Hejazi

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