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Which of the following commands puts the output of the command date into the shell variable mydate?
Suggested Answer: E
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36 comments · newest first
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Anika
12 months ago
Really? I didn't know about the $() syntax!
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Micaela
1 year ago
I thought it was C at first, but A makes more sense.
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Phuong
1 year ago
Wait, isn't B also a valid command?
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Emerson
1 year ago
Totally agree, A is the way to go.
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Caitlin
1 year ago
A is the correct answer!
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Elinore
1 year ago
I thought it was just a simple assignment, so maybe D? But now I'm second-guessing myself.
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Catherin
1 year ago
I feel like B could be a trick option, but I can't recall if exec works that way for variable assignment.
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Andra
1 year ago
I remember practicing something similar where we had to capture command output. A seems to fit that.
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Viola
1 year ago
I think it's definitely A, but I'm not entirely sure if the syntax is correct.
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Jutta
1 year ago
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Hester
1 year ago
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AL
Alpha
1 year ago
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Erasmo
1 year ago
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Nu
1 year ago
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Dwight
1 year ago
Option E with '${date}' is probably a typo, since date is not a shell variable by default.
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Rolande
1 year ago
Option D is just assigning the literal string 'date' to the variable, which won't work.
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Francisca
1 year ago
E) mydate=\'${date}\'
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Carin
1 year ago
C) mydate=\'$((date))\'
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Devora
1 year ago
B) mydate=\'exec date\'
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Glenn
1 year ago
A) mydate=\'$(date)\'
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Sarina
2 years ago
Option C with '$((date))' looks like it might be trying to use date as a mathematical expression, which doesn't make sense here.
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Eladia
1 year ago
E) mydate=\'${date}\'
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Antione
1 year ago
I think option A is the correct one.
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Margurite
1 year ago
A) mydate=\'$(date)\'
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Tawna
2 years ago
I'm not sure about option B, 'exec date' seems like it might actually execute the date command rather than capturing its output.
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Hollis
1 year ago
User 3: Yeah, option B might actually execute the date command instead of capturing its output.
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Corinne
1 year ago
User 2: I agree, using $(date) will capture the output of the date command.
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Candra
2 years ago
User 1: I think option A is the correct one.
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Chery
2 years ago
Option A looks good, using command substitution to capture the output of the date command.
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Kandis
1 year ago
No, option E won't work. You need to use command substitution like in option A.
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Samuel
1 year ago
E) mydate=\'${date}\'
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Niesha
2 years ago
Yes, that's correct. Option A captures the output of the date command.
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Louis
2 years ago
A) mydate=\'$(date)\'
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Charlie
2 years ago
I'm not sure, but I think it's either A) or E) because they both involve capturing the output of the date command
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Bobbie
2 years ago
I agree with Novella, because using $(date) will capture the output of the date command
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Novella
2 years ago
I think the answer is A) mydate=$(date)