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COMMAND="grep \"TEXT\" myfile"
when i echo $COMMAND I get
grep "DOG CAT" myfile
when i execute
$COMMAND
it does not work properly
Does anyone know why this is not working
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I have a variable COMMAND that contains
COMMAND="grep \"TEXT\" myfile"
when i echo $COMMAND I get
grep "DOG CAT" myfile
when i execute
$COMMAND
it does not work properly
Does anyone know why this is not working
RATHER THAT WAS $TEXT not TEXT
Try
eval $COMMAND
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it worked thanks!!!!!!!!!
