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I tried the following small simple script:

#!/bin/bash

$1="bar"

echo $1

But when I run ./script foo I get error and the value is not changed:

/home/mika/script: line 2: foo=bar: command not found

foo

I know $1 is the first argument you pass to your script. But even like this I want to change its value.

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answered 2 Years ago ettorina · Accepted Answer

You can use the builtin set:

#!/bin/bash

set -- "bar"

echo $1