[SOLVED] Inline BASH variable, can't get the command to receive it

Issue

Why doesn't this work?

HELLO=WORLD echo $HELLO

In my shell it outputs

Solution

The issue is that bash is evaluating and replacing $HELLO before your command executes. If you write a script like:

echo $HELLO

and run HELLO=WORLD ./script, you will see the expected output.

Answered By - Carson

Answer Checked By - Marie Seifert (WPSolving Admin)