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# Concatenate Strings

## Option 1

```bash
VAR1="Hello"
VAR2="World"
VAR3="${VAR1}, ${VAR2}"
echo "${VAR3}"
```

## Option 2

We can also use **+=** operator to concatenate strings

```bash
VAR1="Hello, "
VAR2="World!"
VAR1+="${VAR1}"
echo "${VAR1}"
```

***Source:*** [***Linuxize***](https://linuxize.com/post/bash-concatenate-strings/)