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Expand Up @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Environment variables are available when using [`mise x|exec`](/cli/exec.html),

```shell
mise set MY_VAR=123
mise exec -- echo $MY_VAR
mise exec -- bash -c 'echo $MY_VAR'

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medium

While using bash -c correctly prevents the current shell from expanding the variable prematurely, mise exec provides a built-in -c (or --command) flag specifically for this purpose. Using it is more idiomatic and avoids hardcoding bash as the execution shell.

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mise exec -- bash -c 'echo $MY_VAR'
mise exec -c 'echo $MY_VAR'

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wow, I did not know this option.

# 123
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