How Do You Show the Value of a Variable in Linux?
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The most used command to displays the environment variables is printenv . If the name of the variable is passed as an argument to the command, only the value of that variable is displayed. If no argument is specified, printenv prints a list of all environment variables, one variable per line.

How do I get the value of a variable in bash?

Now, using the echo command we can simply display its value on the terminal as follows:

  1. $ var_a=100. $ echo $var_a.
  2. $ var_b=” bash programming echo variable” $ echo $var_b.
  3. $ var_A=”hellofriends” $ var_B=50. $ echo $var_A$var_B.
  4. $ var1=$(date) $ var2=$(hostname) $ echo “the date is $var1 @ computer name is $var2”

How do you echo the value of a variable?

To display the value of a variable, either use echo or printf command as follows:

  1. echo $varName # not advisable unless you know what the variable contains.
  2. echo “$varName”
  3. printf “%sn” “$varName”
Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

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Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.

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