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What does the following line:

OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}

does? What's the value of OUTPUT variable?

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Reset to default
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This is a form of parameter expansion used for setting a default value. ${OUTPUT:-/tmp} evaluates to the value of $OUTPUT if it is set and non-empty, but to /tmp otherwise.

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