bash - output command to variable not working [duplicate]

Question

For some reason this is not working on my machine. I have a test script test.sh containing

#! /usr/bin/env ksh
JV=$(javac -version)
echo "JV1: $JV eol"
echo "JV2: ${JV} eol"

Output

JV1:  eol
JV2:  eol

If I run command on terminal

>: javac -version

I get

>: javac 1.8.0_222

Environment:

OS: CentOS Linux release 7.7.1908

Bash: 4.2.46(2)

I had a look at this post, doesn't seem to work for me. Any suggestions?

What do you see if you put javac -version in the script itself? — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Aug 6, 2021 at 16:21

chepner · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-06 16:23:39Z

3

java -version is writing to standard error, not standard output (which is what $(...) captures. You need to redirect the output.

JV=$(javac -version 2>&1)

answered Aug 6, 2021 at 16:23

chepner

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whoa.. didn't knew that, works now