Error Message

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1

I am getting a error message when I try to assign this? Can someone help I am new to unix?

$ First-name=james

ksh:First-Name=james not found

2

Don't use the '-' . Use '_' if you really need to have some kind of demarcation. Otherwise, FirstName="James" is better.