Assign variable using multiple lines

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I have a function



f()
echo 777



and a variable to which I assign the "return value" of the function.



x=$(f)


Very concise! However, in my real code, the variable and function names are quite a bit longer and the function also eats positional arguments, so that concise line above, gets very long. Since I like to keep things tidy, I would like to break the code above in two lines.



x=
$(f)


Still works! But: keeping things tidy also means respecting the indentation, so that gives something like



if foo
x=
$(f)
fi


which does not work anymore due to whitespaces! Is there a good workaround for this?









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    I have a function



    f()
    echo 777



    and a variable to which I assign the "return value" of the function.



    x=$(f)


    Very concise! However, in my real code, the variable and function names are quite a bit longer and the function also eats positional arguments, so that concise line above, gets very long. Since I like to keep things tidy, I would like to break the code above in two lines.



    x=
    $(f)


    Still works! But: keeping things tidy also means respecting the indentation, so that gives something like



    if foo
    x=
    $(f)
    fi


    which does not work anymore due to whitespaces! Is there a good workaround for this?









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      I have a function



      f()
      echo 777



      and a variable to which I assign the "return value" of the function.



      x=$(f)


      Very concise! However, in my real code, the variable and function names are quite a bit longer and the function also eats positional arguments, so that concise line above, gets very long. Since I like to keep things tidy, I would like to break the code above in two lines.



      x=
      $(f)


      Still works! But: keeping things tidy also means respecting the indentation, so that gives something like



      if foo
      x=
      $(f)
      fi


      which does not work anymore due to whitespaces! Is there a good workaround for this?









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      I have a function



      f()
      echo 777



      and a variable to which I assign the "return value" of the function.



      x=$(f)


      Very concise! However, in my real code, the variable and function names are quite a bit longer and the function also eats positional arguments, so that concise line above, gets very long. Since I like to keep things tidy, I would like to break the code above in two lines.



      x=
      $(f)


      Still works! But: keeping things tidy also means respecting the indentation, so that gives something like



      if foo
      x=
      $(f)
      fi


      which does not work anymore due to whitespaces! Is there a good workaround for this?







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