bash variable disappearing not in loop

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I have this piece in which the variable TESTS_SUCEEDED disappears or its value is unset. I saw many examples in which variables disappear due to subshell starting in loops, but couldn't find any clue about this behaviour.

${SRCDIR}/3rdParty/bin/alxdatabasemanager 
--create-database-with-name=TestAlexandriaDB || exit 1
Src/Tests/Functional/FunctionalTestLibalexandria
TESTS_SUCCEEDED="$?"

#Here variable exists
echo ${TESTS_SUCEEDED}

${SRCDIR}/3rdParty/bin/alxdatabasemanager 
--delete-database-with-name=TestAlexandriaDB || exit 1

#FIXME: Variable nonexisten here or value lost??!! Why?
exit ${TESTS_SUCCEDED}

Could anyone tell me what is going on? Thanks in advance.

How do you know it disappeared? Maybe exit 1 on a previous line exited your script before exit ${TESTS_SUCCEDED} had a chance to use it? — Anton Kovalenko
– Anton Kovalenko, Commented Feb 8, 2013 at 12:32

unwind · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-08 12:35:33Z

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You are having spelling issues: TESTS_SUCCEEDED and TESTS_SUCEEDED are not the same thing.

Let's line'em up, to clarify:

TESTS_SUCCEEDED
TESTS_SUCEEDED

answered Feb 8, 2013 at 12:35

unwind

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