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local api_key=$(docker compose exec -T conjur rake 'role:retrieve-key[cucumber:user:admin]')
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Declare and assign separately to avoid masking return values.
Problematic code:
export foo="$(mycmd)"
Correct code:
foo=$(mycmd)
export foo
Rationale:
In the original code, the return value of mycmd
is ignored, and export
will instead always return true. This may prevent conditionals, set -e
and traps from working correctly.
When first marked for export and assigned separately, the return value of the assignment will be that of mycmd
. This avoids the problem.
Exceptions:
If you intend to ignore the return value of an assignment, you can either ignore this warning or use
foo=$(mycmd) || true
export foo
Shellcheck does not warn about export foo=bar
because bar
is a literal and not a command substitution with an independent return value. It also does not warn about local -r foo=$(cmd)
, where declaration and assignment must be in the same command.
Notice
Original content from the ShellCheck https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/wiki.