How to pass a variable containing single backtick

[Valiantsin Lutchanka]

Hello, I have to pass as a variable a password containing one single backtick (`) in the middle. By passing it as a variable in my Bamboo plan and making export PASS=${bamboo.password} to utilize it in the job I face an error ''Syntax error: EOF in backquote substitution'' which comes from this backtick. I can not escape it because it is a password, and I don't know how to bypass this problem. Any help is appreciated.

[Valiantsin Lutchanka · Accepted solution]

Found the solution thanks to @Daniel Santos 

How to avoid this?

Use a different variable formating.

We have two ways to mention a variable:

1. ${bamboo.<variableName>}

   Evaluated before the build

2. $bamboo_<variableName>

   Available  only when the bash script is run

[Eduardo Alvarenga]

Hello @Valiantsin Lutchanka

Welcome to Atlassian Community!

The ${variable} format is an imposition of the shell and Bamboo should follow it to be allowed to use special characters.

This is also documented here:

• Using variables in Bash

Thank you,

Eduardo Alvarenga
Atlassian Support APAC

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