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Asked: June 14, 20262026-06-14T20:42:25+00:00 2026-06-14T20:42:25+00:00

For example: SHELL=/bin/bash ex: echo $RANDOM When you invoke it: $ make ex echo

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For example:

SHELL=/bin/bash
ex:
    echo $RANDOM

When you invoke it:

$ make ex
echo ANDOM
ANDOM

What is happening there? Is there a way to fix it?

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    2026-06-14T20:42:26+00:00Added an answer on June 14, 2026 at 8:42 pm

    Make interprets the $ sign as its own variable (R, in your case). You need to escape it:

    SHELL=/bin/bash
    ex:
        echo $$RANDOM
    
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