Mongo output to shell variable

Question

Is it possible to store mongo output into a variable in shell script, below is the example query which prints decimal date

ex: 1489442900000

maxdate =$( echo mongo getmaxdate.js --quiet)

Any help is highly appreciated.

Thanks, Ashwin.

P.... · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-14 08:02:16Z

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There should be no space between the variable name and the command during the assignment.

variable_name=$(command1 |command2 .....)

In your case:

maxdate=$( mongo getmaxdate.js --quiet)

Make sure to preserve the formatting of the output. if echo'ed Without double quote the whole content will show up in one line.

echo "$maxdate"

answered Mar 14, 2017 at 8:02

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actually it should be enclosed in backtick "$(echo mongo getmaxdate.js --quiet)" , this is working for me.