[SOLVED] Problem with eval a generated and interpreted variable name and its value
Heya
I have modified $HOME/.config/user-dirs.dirs to my like and the variables are properly 'structured' (XDG_XY_DIR="$HOME/YZ").
Now since i wrote a script to do that part, i currently stuck at the part to create a new .gtk-bookmarks file.
Regarding code snippet: (bold part beeing troublesome)
I somehow remember (at least i think it did) that eval was the right tool to accomplish this.
Sadly, the builtin_bash manpage dont help me further:
Now the .gtk-bookmarks look like:
As the script reports:
Where's my problem handling 'eval', any ideas?
Thank you in advance.
Regards
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Im facing problem in assigning value of eval array variable as normal variable..
x=0
eval DATA${x}="FJSVcpcu"
x=`expr $x + 1`
eval DATA${x}="FJSVcsr"
if x=0, type -> eval echo \$DATA$x , its give me FJSVcpcu
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{
x=1
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}
book (this is the output)
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{
a=`eval echo \\$pattern$x`
echo $a
}
book
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