=$(cat )
```
* Then create the second variable:
```
=$(cat )
```
* Check the contents of the variable with `echo "$"`
* Show the variables side-by-side like so:
```
diff <(echo "$VARIABLE_1") <("echo $VARIABLE_2")
```
* Else if the above does not work, output each variable into a file and compare them that way:
```
echo "$VARIABLE_1" > temp1
echo "$VARIABLE_2" > temp2
```