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Old 06-12-2012
Calling variables in case
Hey guys,

I got a little problem with calling variables in my case

This is a simple version of my script:

Code:
var1=1
var2=2

while [ $1 ]
do
  case $1 in
    "a")
      var1=$var2;
      echo "1";
      echo "var1: $var1";
      echo "var2: $var2";;
    "b")
      var2=5;
      echo "2";
      echo "var1: $var1";
      echo "var2: $var2";;
  esac
  shift
done

I want the change from var2=5 to be done to var1 so that var1 also becomes 5

Is there a way to do that ?
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 06-12-2012 at 06:08 PM.. Reason: code tags
# 2  
Old 06-12-2012
not sure exactly what your asking but if you want var1=5 just add another line below var2=5.
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