bash: simple command problem

[cygwin dot 20 dot job at spamgourmet dot com]

Hi Folks

I hove the problem to set variable in front of executing a command. The
bash manpage says that a simple command is a set of variable assignment
followed by the command

So I think that

variableA=valA nextVariable=next echo $variableA $nextVariable
should echo valA next but when I try this in the bash the echo is empty

Did I understand something wrong or is it a bug?

Regards 

    Franz


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