In Bash, this work: FOO=foo BAR=bar a_command But how to make it works? ENV=FOO=foo

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Asked: June 17, 20262026-06-17T12:31:42+00:00 2026-06-17T12:31:42+00:00

In Bash, this work:

FOO=foo BAR=bar a_command

But how to make it works?

ENV="FOO=foo BAR=bar"
$ENV a_command

I got:

FOO=foo: command not found

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-17T12:31:43+00:00

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See if this helps:

  sh -c "$ENV a_command"

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