What this snippet does
No spaces are allowed around the equals sign, and braces disambiguate the expansion.
Expected output
host is web-01
Why practise typing this
Typing shell scripting code builds muscle memory for the symbols and indentation Linux uses most, which prose-based typing tests never cover. DevType measures your words per minute and accuracy on this snippet and tracks the individual characters you mistype, so later lessons can target them.
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