Command not found error in Bash variable assignment?
Assigning a value in Bash
In Bash, if you try to assign a value to a variable using the following syntax:
VARNAME=value
and you receive a "Command not found" error, it means Bash is interpreting VARNAME=value as a command and not a variable assignment.
The most common reason for this error is when there is a space before or after the equal sign.
For example, if you write:
VARNAME = value
Bash will try to execute the command "VARNAME" with argument "=". Since there is no command named "VARNAME", it will give you a "Command not found" error.
To fix this error, make sure there is no space before or after the equal sign:
VARNAME=value
or use the export keyword to set the variable and export the value to the environment:
export VARNAME=value
This will ensure that Bash interprets the statement as a variable assignment and not as a command.
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