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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T07:55:55+00:00 2026-05-23T07:55:55+00:00

cat file $VAR cat script #!/bin/bash CONTENT=$(<file) echo $CONTENT ./script $VAR I’d like to

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$VAR

cat script

#!/bin/bash
CONTENT=$(<file)
echo $CONTENT

./script

$VAR

I’d like to get the variable’s actual value, not “$VAR”. How to get a weaker quoting? Many thanks!

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    2026-05-23T07:55:56+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 7:55 am

    This should do it:

    CONTENT=$(eval echo -e `<file`)
    
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