Bash: Syntax error: redirection unexpected

Question

I do this in a script:

read direc <<< $(basename `pwd`)

and I get:

Syntax error: redirection unexpected
         


        

Answer 1

You can get the output of that command and put it in a variable. then use heredoc. for example:

nc -l -p 80 <<< "tested like a charm";

can be written like:

nc -l -p 80 <

and like this (this is what you want):

text="tested like a charm"
nc -l -p 80 <

Practical example in busybox under docker container:

kasra@ubuntu:~$ docker run --rm -it busybox
/ # nc -l -p 80 <<< "tested like a charm";
sh: syntax error: unexpected redirection


/ # nc -l -p 80 < tested like a charm
> EOL
^Cpunt!       => socket listening, no errors. ^Cpunt! is result of CTRL+C signal.


/ # text="tested like a charm"
/ # nc -l -p 80 < $text
> EOF
^Cpunt!