Bash surprising behaviour - zypper "$LIST" give error

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#1

Hello.
I have a piece of code :

A_LIST="kwrite  yast2-online-update-configuration  "
zypper in "$A_LIST"

And get this error :

Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
'kwrite  yast2-online-update-configuration  ' not found in package names. Trying capabilities.
No provider of 'kwrite  yast2-online-update-configuration  ' found.
Resolving package dependencies...
Nothing to do.

Any help is welcome

#2

Hi
Curly brackets…


zypper in ${A_LIST}
#3

You needed:

A_LIST="kwrite  yast2-online-update-configuration  "
zypper in $A_LIST

Those quotes in the last line caused your problem.

#4

Thank you all.