Variable assignment (no spaces around =) in Bash Scripting - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to assign the value 'hello' to the variable greeting.

Bash Scripting

greeting[1]"hello"

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A:=

B=

C==

D<-

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Adding spaces around the equals sign causes syntax errors.

Using double equals (==) instead of a single equals.

In bash scripting, variable assignment must have no spaces around the equals sign (=).

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to assign the output of the date command to the variable today.

Bash Scripting

today[1]$(date)

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A=

B==

C:=

D->

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Adding spaces around the equals sign.

Using == instead of = for assignment.

Variable assignment in bash requires no spaces around the equals sign (=), even when assigning command output.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the variable assignment to set count to 5.

Bash Scripting

count[1]5

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A<-

B==

C:=

D=

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using spaces around the equals sign.

Using double equals (==) which is for comparison, not assignment.

In bash, variable assignment must use a single equals sign with no spaces around it.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to assign the string 'world' to the variable name without spaces around the equals sign.

Bash Scripting

name[1][2]"world"

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A=

B==

C"

D'

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Adding spaces around the equals sign.

Using single quotes instead of double quotes (both work but double quotes are common).

Use '=' with no spaces for assignment and quotes around the string value.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to assign the output of the command 'whoami' to the variable user with no spaces around the equals sign.

Bash Scripting

user[1]$([2][3])

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A=

Bwhoami

C(nothing)

Dwho am i

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Adding spaces around the equals sign.

Using incorrect command names or extra spaces inside $().

Assign command output with no spaces around =, use $(command) syntax without extra spaces inside.