Linux - Bash Shell Scripting - Variables in Output

The output of a command can be assigned to a variable,

VarName=$(command)


#!/bin/bash
LS_OUT=$(ls)
echo $LS_OUT

Or

#!/bin/bash
#the 'date' command retrieves the current date(many options)
DOW=$(date +%a)     #get day of week
MONTH=$(date +%b)
DAY=$(date +%d)
YEAR=$(date +%Y)
echo "Today is ${DOW} ${MONTH}-${DAY}-${YEAR}"
$ alias today="./today.sh"
$ today
Today is Wed Oct-17-2007

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