BASH query

[Joel Goguen]

Try:

export val=$(cat version)

On 7/11/07, dave selby <dave6502 at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I need to set a BASH variable val to the contents of a small line of
> ASCII in a file called 'version',
>
> ie something like ...
>
> val=$(cat version)
>
> except the above does not work !!
>
> Any suggestions
>
> Cheers
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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