[CentOS] Syntax Help on a Bash Script

[Robert]

Thanks for the help thus far.  Have tried recommendations on the error 
line and still am getting the error.  Oh well, its late so I'm going to 
stop trying tonight and will take this up again in the AM.

Bob


On 05/03/2011 11:49 PM, Andrew Harley wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-05-03 at 23:33 -0500, Robert wrote:
>> MYSQL='which mysql'
> Also this line should use either backticks or $() command substitution
> instead:
>
> For example:
>
> [andrew at savoy ~]$ MYSQL='which mysql'
> [andrew at savoy ~]$ echo $MYSQL
> which mysql
> [andrew at savoy ~]$ MYSQL=$(which mysql)
> [andrew at savoy ~]$ echo $MYSQL
> /usr/bin/mysql
> [andrew at savoy ~]$ MYSQL=`which mysql`
> [andrew at savoy ~]$ echo $MYSQL
> /usr/bin/mysql
>
> Cheers!
>
> --
>
> Andy
>
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