How to assign value of variable in another variable

Asked Jul 25 '19 at 20:50

Active Jul 25 '19 at 21:27

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I have "INSTALLMODE=BASIC" key value pair defined in my config file. And, I am splitting these key value pairs and assigning them as below.

INSTALLMODE=BASIC
key=INSTALLMODE
x=`echo $key`

Now, I want to get value of $x as BASIC. How could I do that.

Thank you.

edited Jul 25 '19 at 21:22

asked Jul 25 '19 at 20:50

Ras

Or maybe `INSTALLMODE=BASIC; key="$INSTALLMODE"; x="$key"` (however convoluted it may be)? – Jul 25 '19 at 21:00
Key should have keyname only, as I am using it for comparison at different place. I need a new variable with value of keyname. – Ras Jul 25 '19 at 21:21
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In addition to the linked duplicates, see the detailed discussion in [BashFAQ #6](http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/006). – Charles Duffy Jul 25 '19 at 21:27
Fantastic. y="${!x}" worked. Thanks Charles. – Ras Jul 25 '19 at 22:25

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