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| From | Todd <Todd@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: need bash indirect variable help |
| Date | 2014-06-08 14:53 -0700 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <ln2m0f$1og$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <lmvmr3$oqu$1@dont-email.me> <ln2h7e$s1t$1@dont-email.me> |
On 06/08/2014 01:31 PM, Jerry Peters wrote:
> Todd <Todd@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I am trying to access a variable based on a variable.
>>
>> I have go this far:
>>
>> x=abc
>> eval ${x}Status=xyz
>> echo $abcStatus
>> xyz
>>
>> But, I won't know the exact name of the variable
>> ($abcStatus). How do I "echo" the variable indirectly?
>>
>> Obviously
>>
>> echo "${x}Status"
>>
>> Doesn't work.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
>
> In bash:
> ~$ x=z
> ~$ a=x
> ~$ echo ${!a}
> z
>
Hi Jerry,
Thank you!
What exactly does the "!" do?
-T
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Re: need bash indirect variable help William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2014-06-07 23:42 +0000
Re: need bash indirect variable help Eric Pozharski <whynot@pozharski.name> - 2014-06-08 12:19 +0300
Re: need bash indirect variable help Eric Pozharski <whynot@pozharski.name> - 2014-06-09 15:07 +0300
Re: need bash indirect variable help Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2014-06-08 09:03 +0100
Re: need bash indirect variable help Todd <Todd@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-08 02:35 -0700
Re: need bash indirect variable help Huibert Bol <huibert.bol@quicknet.nl> - 2014-06-08 10:29 +0200
Re: need bash indirect variable help Todd <Todd@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-08 02:36 -0700
Re: need bash indirect variable help Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2014-06-08 20:31 +0000
Re: need bash indirect variable help Todd <Todd@invalid.invalid> - 2014-06-08 14:53 -0700
Re: need bash indirect variable help floyd@apaflo.com (Floyd L. Davidson) - 2014-06-08 14:50 -0800
Re: need bash indirect variable help Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2014-06-09 20:44 +0000
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