SC2276

"$var"=42
if "$var"=42
then
  true
fi

var=42
if [ "$var" = 42 ]
then
  true
fi

ShellCheck found a command name containing an unquoted equals sign =. This was likely intended as either a comparison or an assignment.

To compare two values, use e.g. [ "$var" = "42" ]

To assign a value, use e.g. var="42"

None, though you can quote the = to make ShellCheck ignore it: "$var=42".

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