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Use [ ] to compare values, or remove spaces around = to assign (or quote '=' if literal).

Problematic code:

# Assignment
var = value

# Comparison
if $var = value
then
  echo "Match"
fi

Correct code:

# Assignment
var=value

# Comparison
if [ "$var" = value ]
then
  echo "Match"
fi

Rationale:

ShellCheck found an unquoted = after a word.

If this was supposed to be a comparison, use square brackets: [ "$var" = value ]

If this was supposed to be an assignment, remove spaces around =: var=value

Exceptions:

If the = was meant literally, quote it:

grep '=true' file.cfg

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