Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 23:34:54 +0930 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Emanuel Strobl <Emanuel.strobl@gmx.net> Subject: Re: (bourne)shell variable names containing a variable? Message-ID: <200510202334.54410.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <200510201517.34489@harrymail> References: <200510201517.34489@harrymail>
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On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:47 pm, Emanuel Strobl wrote:
> #!/bin/sh
> list=3D"one two three four"
>
> for item in $list; do
> =A0 ${item}_present=3Dyes
eval ${item}_present=3Dyes
> done
echo $one_present
echo $two_present
echo $three_present
echo $four_present
=3D=3D>
yes
yes
yes
yes
Malcolm Kay
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