line continuation when using docker exec bash with double quotes

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I want to be able to pass variables inside the `docker exec bash -c " " which also include line continuation character. Consider below command which works with line continuation but without variables inside the bash command



docker exec -t $hostname bash -c 'authconfig --enableldap --enableldapauth 
--ldapserver="myldap.docker.com" --ldapbasedn="dc=docker,dc=com" --enablesssd
--enablesssdauth --enableldaptls --enablemkhomedir --disablecache --disablecachecreds
--update'


If i want to pass variables inside the bash e.g. --ldapserver='$ldaphost' --ldapbasedn='dc=$domain,dc=com' and i need to replace single quotes ' by double quotes " and also remove the line continuation '',otherwise it doesn't work.



docker exec -t $hostname bash -c "authconfig --enableldap --enableldapauth --ldapserver='$ldaphost' --ldapbasedn='dc=$domain,dc=com' --enablesssd --enablesssdauth --enableldaptls --enablemkhomedir --disablecache --disablecachecreds --update"


Removing the line continuation takes away the aesthetics of the script. Are there any alternatives for this.










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    Perhaps you just need to double the backslash, in order to escape it from expansion by the invoking shell?
    – steeldriver
    Dec 17 at 14:54










  • actually i had already tried it..running the command did not give any error, but it also did nothing. the files these commands are supposed to modify were untouched
    – Dhirendra Khanka
    Dec 17 at 15:03










  • Actually it seems to work, i was testing with same variable values and hoping for file to update..but the command does not update the timestamp if there is nothing to update. so i checked again with different values and it actually updates the files. Thanks for suggesting it again.
    – Dhirendra Khanka
    Dec 17 at 15:16















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I want to be able to pass variables inside the `docker exec bash -c " " which also include line continuation character. Consider below command which works with line continuation but without variables inside the bash command



docker exec -t $hostname bash -c 'authconfig --enableldap --enableldapauth 
--ldapserver="myldap.docker.com" --ldapbasedn="dc=docker,dc=com" --enablesssd
--enablesssdauth --enableldaptls --enablemkhomedir --disablecache --disablecachecreds
--update'


If i want to pass variables inside the bash e.g. --ldapserver='$ldaphost' --ldapbasedn='dc=$domain,dc=com' and i need to replace single quotes ' by double quotes " and also remove the line continuation '',otherwise it doesn't work.



docker exec -t $hostname bash -c "authconfig --enableldap --enableldapauth --ldapserver='$ldaphost' --ldapbasedn='dc=$domain,dc=com' --enablesssd --enablesssdauth --enableldaptls --enablemkhomedir --disablecache --disablecachecreds --update"


Removing the line continuation takes away the aesthetics of the script. Are there any alternatives for this.










share|improve this question

















  • 1




    Perhaps you just need to double the backslash, in order to escape it from expansion by the invoking shell?
    – steeldriver
    Dec 17 at 14:54










  • actually i had already tried it..running the command did not give any error, but it also did nothing. the files these commands are supposed to modify were untouched
    – Dhirendra Khanka
    Dec 17 at 15:03










  • Actually it seems to work, i was testing with same variable values and hoping for file to update..but the command does not update the timestamp if there is nothing to update. so i checked again with different values and it actually updates the files. Thanks for suggesting it again.
    – Dhirendra Khanka
    Dec 17 at 15:16













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I want to be able to pass variables inside the `docker exec bash -c " " which also include line continuation character. Consider below command which works with line continuation but without variables inside the bash command



docker exec -t $hostname bash -c 'authconfig --enableldap --enableldapauth 
--ldapserver="myldap.docker.com" --ldapbasedn="dc=docker,dc=com" --enablesssd
--enablesssdauth --enableldaptls --enablemkhomedir --disablecache --disablecachecreds
--update'


If i want to pass variables inside the bash e.g. --ldapserver='$ldaphost' --ldapbasedn='dc=$domain,dc=com' and i need to replace single quotes ' by double quotes " and also remove the line continuation '',otherwise it doesn't work.



docker exec -t $hostname bash -c "authconfig --enableldap --enableldapauth --ldapserver='$ldaphost' --ldapbasedn='dc=$domain,dc=com' --enablesssd --enablesssdauth --enableldaptls --enablemkhomedir --disablecache --disablecachecreds --update"


Removing the line continuation takes away the aesthetics of the script. Are there any alternatives for this.










share|improve this question













I want to be able to pass variables inside the `docker exec bash -c " " which also include line continuation character. Consider below command which works with line continuation but without variables inside the bash command



docker exec -t $hostname bash -c 'authconfig --enableldap --enableldapauth 
--ldapserver="myldap.docker.com" --ldapbasedn="dc=docker,dc=com" --enablesssd
--enablesssdauth --enableldaptls --enablemkhomedir --disablecache --disablecachecreds
--update'


If i want to pass variables inside the bash e.g. --ldapserver='$ldaphost' --ldapbasedn='dc=$domain,dc=com' and i need to replace single quotes ' by double quotes " and also remove the line continuation '',otherwise it doesn't work.



docker exec -t $hostname bash -c "authconfig --enableldap --enableldapauth --ldapserver='$ldaphost' --ldapbasedn='dc=$domain,dc=com' --enablesssd --enablesssdauth --enableldaptls --enablemkhomedir --disablecache --disablecachecreds --update"


Removing the line continuation takes away the aesthetics of the script. Are there any alternatives for this.







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    Perhaps you just need to double the backslash, in order to escape it from expansion by the invoking shell?
    – steeldriver
    Dec 17 at 14:54










  • actually i had already tried it..running the command did not give any error, but it also did nothing. the files these commands are supposed to modify were untouched
    – Dhirendra Khanka
    Dec 17 at 15:03










  • Actually it seems to work, i was testing with same variable values and hoping for file to update..but the command does not update the timestamp if there is nothing to update. so i checked again with different values and it actually updates the files. Thanks for suggesting it again.
    – Dhirendra Khanka
    Dec 17 at 15:16












  • 1




    Perhaps you just need to double the backslash, in order to escape it from expansion by the invoking shell?
    – steeldriver
    Dec 17 at 14:54










  • actually i had already tried it..running the command did not give any error, but it also did nothing. the files these commands are supposed to modify were untouched
    – Dhirendra Khanka
    Dec 17 at 15:03










  • Actually it seems to work, i was testing with same variable values and hoping for file to update..but the command does not update the timestamp if there is nothing to update. so i checked again with different values and it actually updates the files. Thanks for suggesting it again.
    – Dhirendra Khanka
    Dec 17 at 15:16







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Perhaps you just need to double the backslash, in order to escape it from expansion by the invoking shell?
– steeldriver
Dec 17 at 14:54




Perhaps you just need to double the backslash, in order to escape it from expansion by the invoking shell?
– steeldriver
Dec 17 at 14:54












actually i had already tried it..running the command did not give any error, but it also did nothing. the files these commands are supposed to modify were untouched
– Dhirendra Khanka
Dec 17 at 15:03




actually i had already tried it..running the command did not give any error, but it also did nothing. the files these commands are supposed to modify were untouched
– Dhirendra Khanka
Dec 17 at 15:03












Actually it seems to work, i was testing with same variable values and hoping for file to update..but the command does not update the timestamp if there is nothing to update. so i checked again with different values and it actually updates the files. Thanks for suggesting it again.
– Dhirendra Khanka
Dec 17 at 15:16




Actually it seems to work, i was testing with same variable values and hoping for file to update..but the command does not update the timestamp if there is nothing to update. so i checked again with different values and it actually updates the files. Thanks for suggesting it again.
– Dhirendra Khanka
Dec 17 at 15:16















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