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--- bash:strings:concatenating_strings [2021/01/11 11:55] – created peter
+++ bash:strings:concatenating_strings [2021/01/13 22:55] (current) – peter
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 ====== BASH - Strings - Concatenating Strings ======
+To concatenate two variables you can just write them one after another:
 <code bash>
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 </code>
-The following program outputs the string “HelloWorld is the concatenation of Hello and World.”.
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  The following program outputs the string “HelloWorld is the concatenation of Hello and World.”.
+</WRAP>
+----
+<code bash>
+a='Hello'
+b='World'
+c="${a} ${b}"
+echo "${c}"
+> Hello World
+</code>
+or
+<code bash>
+foo="Hello"
+foo="${foo} World"
+echo "${foo}"
+> Hello World
+</code>
+----
+<code bash>
+var="abcdefgh"
+echo ${var:0:(-1 -4)}XYZ
+</code>
+returns:
+<code bash>
+abcXYZ
+</code>