Bash Variable escape character

Question

I'm attempting to generate a url using a bunch of different variables however when I follow a variable with an underscore the variable after the underscore does not show up. However, if I put a space before the underscore then there is a space in the generated URL. So my question is, is there an escape character for doing the sort of thing I have described?

Also code:

URL="$baseURL$BUILD/TorBrowserBundle-$BUILD-$OS$BIT _$LANG.zip"

The issue occurs in between $BIT and $LANG.

URL="${baseURL}${BUILD}/TorBrowserBundle-${BUILD}-${OS}${BIT}_${LANG}.zip" — alvits
– alvits, Commented Feb 7, 2014 at 1:54

Ian Kenney · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-07 01:54:18Z

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you can use ${}

so something like

URL="${baseURL}${BUILD}/TorBrowserBundle-${BUILD}-${OS}${BIT}_${LANG}.zip"

answered Feb 7, 2014 at 1:54

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