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unable to pass values to curl command using shell variable

curl -F 'file=@/root/bin/"$VARIABLE"' http://localhost:8000/api/v1/

The error says

curl: (26) Failed to open/read local data from file/application
mkayaalp
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kavya
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    the single quotes override the embedded double quotes so the variable reference (`$VARIABLE`) is not being replaced with the variable's actual value, ie, `curl` sees the literal string `"$VARIABLE"`; try replacing the single quotes with double quotes, eg: `curl -F "file=@/root/bin/$VARIABLE" http:...` – markp-fuso Apr 12 '21 at 12:34

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You can solve this problem with

curl -F "file=@/root/bin/$VARIABLE" http://localhost:8000/api/v1

Also verify that the user has the correct permission of reading for this file.

If you want to know what it is happening, use "-v" argument in curl.

sinkmanu
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