How to read a file into a variable in shell?
In cross-platform, lowest-common-denominator sh you use:
!/bin/sh
value=cat config.txt
echo "$value"
In bash or zsh, to read a whole file into a variable without invoking cat:
!/bin/bash
value=$(<config.txt)
echo "$value"
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