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  • Thanks it works. Could you explain what the 'EOF' doe exactly? Thanks Commented Dec 8, 2013 at 23:21
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    @Michael - It's just the delimiter that indicates the end of the heredoc. You could just as validly use FOO, and end the heredoc with FOO on a line by itself. Commented Dec 8, 2013 at 23:21
  • @Michael - please be sure to mark this as the accepted answer so that others know your issue's been resolved. Commented Dec 8, 2013 at 23:55
  • I do not understand the purpose of such subtlety in bash. Is it by design? Could some one explain. Thanks. Commented Dec 9, 2013 at 0:14
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    yes It is by design. If you want to use variables in your here-document you want one behavior, If you want simpler quoting you want another. Commented Dec 9, 2013 at 2:18