Writing Variable Text-Name to file via shell script

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Very simple question with a complicated solution that I haven't been able to find online. Maybe I am wording my questions wrong in google.

Its very simple I want to add to my .bash_profile file exporting a new directory to my $PATH via shell script. Something like this:

echo "export /usr/local/slope-stability/bin:'$PATH'" >> ~/.bash_profile

However I want the $PATH to be written as $PATH not as the actual content the variable contains. Right now when I execute this I get

export /usr/local/slope-stability/bin:

written to my file along with all the content of my current $PATH as well.

Anyway I can just actually add the text $PATH instead of the content?

theorifice · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-28 00:19:16Z

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You can just escape the $ character:

echo "export /usr/local/slope-stability/bin:\$PATH" >> ~/.bash_profile

answered Jul 28, 2016 at 0:19

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shellter Over a year ago

or "terminate" the dbl-quoting, and just have single-quoting for '$PATH', i.e. echo "export /usr/local/slope-stability/bin:"'$PATH' >> ~/.bash_profile . Good luck to all.

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