# Assigning parameter variable in shell script

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/assigning-parameter-variable-in-shell-script/48237>\
**Category:** Build Environment\
**Created:** [May 31, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/assigning-parameter-variable-in-shell-script/48237 "2023-05-31T14:13:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![rit1010](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/rit1010/32/34738_2.png) [@rit1010](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/rit1010)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/assigning-parameter-variable-in-shell-script/48237/2 "2023-05-31T15:59:04Z")

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You can try the following

> [@How can I escape the pipeline variable characters \`\<\<\` in a run step?](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/how-can-i-escape-the-pipeline-variable-characters-in-a-run-step/42206):
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> My bash code has \<\<\< in it but CircleCI tries to parse the first two \<\< as the start of a pipeline variable. How can I escape this so the run step interprets the \<\<\< as the bash here-string? CircleCI output says ('\<\<' must be escaped as '\\\<\<' in config v2.1+) but I’ve tried \\\<\<\< and it does not work

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