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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Ksh riddle: interpret variable two times? Post 302169872 by alex_5161 on Friday 22nd of February 2008 05:19:52 PM
Old 02-22-2008
I'd like to correct: last one is not the same!
I've tryed it:
Code:
bash-845:/home/dca0701/develop/src> nn=aa
bash-846:/home/dca0701/develop/src> aa=final
bash-851:/home/dca0701/develop/src> eval dn=\$$nn
bash-852:/home/dca0701/develop/src> echo $dn
final
bash-853:/home/dca0701/develop/src> eval dn=$"$nn"; echo $dn
aa

I do not even understand why it is happened this way?!
First time by 'eval' the $nn should be substituted for 'aa' and '"' should be remuved (as I understand!). So result should be
Code:
dn=$aa

and that by next processing should be as expected! But it prints only aa ?!
-------------------------
Ok, I've get it! It should be little bit different:
Code:
eval dn="$"$nn; echo $dn

Now it is going to result the same!

So: the 'eval' do NOT evaluates value in double quotations or after backslash, but removes that quotations and backslashes!
 

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