Justin Asked: 2014-09-27 10:37:07 +0800 CST2014-09-27 10:37:07 +0800 CST 2014-09-27 10:37:07 +0800 CST echo statements with commands 772 I want to create a echo statement in a Bash script that will say "Today is (current date and time)". so far I've tried: today=date echo Today is $today but no luck date 2 Answers Voted Best Answer s3lph 2014-09-27T10:40:22+08:002014-09-27T10:40:22+08:00 To embed commands into other ones, either wrap them in `` or in $(). Examples: echo Today is $(date) echo Today is `date` αғsнιη 2014-09-27T10:39:47+08:002014-09-27T10:39:47+08:00 the right one is: today=$(date) echo Today is $today In other words, use the variable=$(commands) syntax, it will save the result of command into variable and so if you want to printout the what was the result? you can use: echo $variable here is the similar example http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-bsd-appleosx-bash-assign-variable-command-output/
To embed commands into other ones, either wrap them in
``or in$().Examples:
the right one is:
In other words, use the
variable=$(commands)syntax, it will save the result of command intovariableand so if you want to printout the what was the result? you can use:here is the similar example http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/unix-linux-bsd-appleosx-bash-assign-variable-command-output/