how to evaluate this variable

[Gemini_2]

say if I have

fred=/tmp
fred2=fred

how do I get the variable for fred from fred2

if I do echo "$fred2", it doesnt work..

I tried many ways, none of that work, please advise...

[Gemini_2]

posted too fast...I meant to say. I want to get the value of fred from fred2...

like "echo $fred2" will print "/tmp"

I know "echo $fred2" is wrong..."echo $$fred2" is also wrong :-(

[John Poff · Accepted solution]

Try using 'eval'. Here is one way to do it:

eval echo \$$FRED2
/tmp


JP

[Keith Johnson]

If you want to set fred2 to the value of fred, try this...

fred=/tmp
fred2=$fred

KJ

[John Poff]

Oops. I used upper case and you used lower:

eval echo \$$fred2
/tmp

[Gemini_2]

such easy answer..I was so close..

I used

`eval echo \$$i`

I should not put ` `, it will make it evalute 3 times :-(

thank you!!

I got it