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author | Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> | 2016-09-21 14:03:10 -0700 |
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committer | Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> | 2016-09-21 22:19:48 +0100 |
commit | 01e331cd0d612013badfb07df91151907f74903d (patch) | |
tree | 3170758bca8232423bcaf39a867dfbb7caa84159 /doc/bitbake-user-manual | |
parent | ecbcedd74125ef00599f4af384ee303dae8af5b7 (diff) | |
download | bitbake-01e331cd0d612013badfb07df91151907f74903d.tar.gz |
bitbake-user-manual: Added information for using single quotes
Fixes [YOCTO #10293]
In the section about setting variables, I added a paragraph that
explains the use of single quotes when setting a variable. The
case covers when you must have the double quote charater as part
of your variable's value.
Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/bitbake-user-manual')
-rw-r--r-- | doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml | 15 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml index dcb1f1e3c..ada4e22d6 100644 --- a/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml +++ b/doc/bitbake-user-manual/bitbake-user-manual-metadata.xml @@ -44,6 +44,21 @@ VARIABLE = " " </literallayout> </para> + + <para> + You can use single quotes instead of double quotes + when setting a variable's value. + Doing so allows you to use values that contain the double + character: + <literallayout class='monospaced'> + VARIABLE = 'I have a " in my value' + </literallayout> + <note> + Unlike in Bourne shells, single quotes work identically + to double quotes in all other ways. + They do not suppress variable expansions. + </note> + </para> </section> <section id='variable-expansion'> |