intrepretation variable of variable

[Vlad_11]

This is what I have :

CURRENT="abc"
SYSTEM=â abcâ
â ¦..
if [ $SYSTEM = "$CURRENT" ]; then #abc=abc
break
fi
....


And this is what I need to to, i.e. substitute $CURRENT in evaluation with $TARGET

$TARGET='$CURRENT'
CURRENT="abc"

if [ $SYSTEM = "$TARGET" ]; then #abc=$CURRENT
break
fi
....

So far I canâ t make $TARGET being interpreted into â abcâ , played enough with all â â / ` but nothing works, Is i

[Michael Schulte zur Sur · Accepted solution]

Hi,

if I understand you correctly you look for something like:

TARGET=`echo $CURRENT`
CURRENT="abc"
echo $TARGET

greetings,

Michael

[Vlad_11]

Sorry, Michael
Hope now made it more clear:
Assume code:

TARGET=â $CURRENTâ
CURRENT="abc"
SYSTEM=â abcâ

if [ $SYSTEM = "$TARGET" ]; then
echo â It workssssssssssssssss!!!!â

fi

I need assign value to TARGET thru value of CURRENT=abc, and then produce evaluation like:
If [ abc = abc];
Please assume all special characters (quotes) as just my bad trying, it doesnâ t work so far. But $TARGET should be i

[Vlad_11]

Hope it will looks OK now:
Assume code :

TARGET='$CURRENT'
CURRENT="abc"
SYSTEM="abc"

if [ $SYSTEM = "$TARGET" ]; then
echo "It workssssssssssssssss!!!!"

fi

[James A. Donovan]

If I understand you correctly, what you're trying to do is not possible in shell programming. There is no concept of a pointer in shell programming. Once you set the value of TARGET, changing the value of current will not dynamically change the value of TARGET.

[Sathish C]

Hi
even though I couldn't get you clearly , have a look at this ,

var1=abc
abc2=hpux

if you wanna print the valut hpux through var1 then your command will be

eval echo "\${var1}2}" will give you the result hpux .

Sathish C

[Elmar P. Kolkman]

I think you can solve it like this:
if [ "$SYSTEM" = $(eval echo $TARGET) ]
then
echo "It WORKSSSSSSSS"
else
echo "Sorry, my pressssiousssssss"
fi

;-)