I am trying to write a variable into a file and also use the variable as the name of the file itself. Any ideas?
EXAMPLE 1: Filename and content within that file should be "helloworld"
#/bin/bash
OUTPUT="helloworld"
echo $OUTPUT > ~/Desktop/directory/outputs/$OUTPUT.txt
EXAMPLE 2: Filename and content within file should be "hellokitty"
#/bin/bash
OUTPUT="hellokitty"
echo $OUTPUT > ~/Desktop/directory/outputs/$OUTPUT.txt
This should work
#!/usr/bin/env bash
OUTPUT=hellokitty
echo "$OUTPUT" > ~/Desktop/directory/outputs/"${OUTPUT}".txt
You need to tell bash where your variable starts and where it ends. You can do this by using "${OUTPUT}" instead of just "$OUTPUT".
If you really want to do it that way, just use a 2-step, e.g.:
#!/bin/bash
output="helloword"
filename="$HOME/Desktop/directory/outputs/${output}".txt
echo "$output" > "$filename"
