variable won't work when using script.sh file

[imed-ghomari]

I'm on Mac, I'm using default (bash). The working directory is empty. I put my script in my vault's root.
I'm using the following shell command to call the script file: /bin/bash script.sh

I tried using echo {{clipboard}} or echo {{file_path:relative}} in the file.
None of the variable work, I always get just the text {{clipboard}} or {{file_path:relative}} in the notification balloon.
Am I doing something wrong ?

[Taitava]

Hi, thank you for your question! :)

{{variables}} only work when they are used in the shell comand text, i.e. in your case the shell command text is /bin/bash script.sh. The Shell commands plugin does not read the script.sh file at all, it's only read by Bash, and so Bash does not know {{clipboard}} or {{file_path:relative}} variables, which are specific to the Shell commands plugin.

What you can do to solve this, is to pass the values of these variables as arguments to your script file. This is how it's done in Bash:

Your shell command: /bin/bash script.sh {{clipboard}} {{file_path:relative}}

An example content of script.sh:

echo $1 # Prints the value of {{clipboard}}, because {{clipboard}} is the first argument.
echo $2 # Prints the value of {{file_path:relative}}, because {{file_path:relative}} is the second argument.

• I think I should mention this in the documentation. 🙂 Edit 2022-05-08: Here's the documentation: https://publish.obsidian.md/shellcommands/Variables/Variables+-+general+principles#Passing+variable+values+into+external+script+files