CUT_TEMPLATE_NAME=`echo "$TEMPLATE_FILE" | sed -e 's/.*\///' -e 's/[.]template//g'` NEWDEST=${CONFIG_DIR}/$CUT_TEMPLATE_NAME echo CONFIG_DIR: ${CONFIG_DIR} echo CUT_TEMPLATE_NAME: $CUT_TEMPLATE_NAME echo NEWDEST: $NEWDEST sed "$TEMPLATE_FILE" -e "s/%USER%/${USERCERT}/" > ${NEWDEST} output: CONFIG_DIR: /etc/openvpn/client-configs CUT_TEMPLATE_NAME: Galvanoplastia Tauro S.L..ovpn NEWDEST: /etc/openvpn/client-configs/Galvanoplastia Tauro S.L..ovpn ./client-configs: line 37: ${NEWDEST}: ambiguous redirect