environment variables prefixed by spaces 1

[kasparov]

Me again ... if I set an environment variable like this:

# name=" Chris"

when I echo the value the preceding spaces are stripped off:

# echo $name
# Chris

Is there any way to get it to do this:
# echo $name
# Chris

Thanks, Chris

PS - Message understood re: formatting

 

[vgersh99]

echo "${name}"