# Set the initial value. myvar=abc echo "Test 1 ======" echo $myvar # abc echo ${myvar} # same as above, abc echo {$myvar} # {abc} echo "Test 2 ======" echo myvar # Just the text myvar echo "myvar" # Just the text myvar echo "$myvar" # abc echo "\$myvar" # $myvar echo "Test 3 ======" echo $myvardef # Empty line echo ${myvar}def # abcdef echo "Test 4 ======" echo $myvar$myvar # abcabc echo ${myvar}${myvar} # abcabc echo "Test 5 ======" # Reset variable value, with spaces myvar="a b c" echo "$myvar" # a b c echo $myvar # a b c