No space permitted on either side of = sign when initializing variables.
# What happens if there is a space?
# "VARIABLE =value"
#% Script tries to run "VARIABLE" command with one argument, "=value".
# "VARIABLE= value"
#% Script tries to run "value" command with
#+ the environmental variable "VARIABLE" set to "".
# What happens if there is a space?
# "VARIABLE =value"
#% Script tries to run "VARIABLE" command with one argument, "=value".
# "VARIABLE= value"
#% Script tries to run "value" command with
#+ the environmental variable "VARIABLE" set to "".