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Re: How to have Bash alias on variable name
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Lawrence Velázquez |
Subject: |
Re: How to have Bash alias on variable name |
Date: |
Sat, 09 Sep 2023 17:57:54 -0400 |
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On Sat, Sep 9, 2023, at 5:02 PM, Budi wrote:
> How do we have Bash alias for variable name e.g.
>
> VAR=99
>
> alias n=VAR
>
> echo $n
>
> # should show 99 but can't
https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/006#Evaluating_indirect.2Freference_variables
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