On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 11:52 PM, ToddAndMargo <toddandma...@zoho.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > In Bash script language, how do I create a variable name > from a variable? > > I am trying to create a variable called "abcStatus" > > x=abc > $xStatus=xyz > > obviously doesn't work. What am I doing wrong? > > Many thanks, > -T
It's not really core to Scientific Linux itself, but: For most bash cases where I've found myself wanting something like this, I've usually wound up using "hashes" instead. The first hash, abc, contains a list of variable names, abcstatus, abctime, abcdate, abcowner, etc. that can then be referrenced to refer to other valures or hashes as needed.
