From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 5154 invoked by alias); 4 Apr 2011 14:14:00 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Id: Zsh Users List List-Post: List-Help: X-Seq: 15923 Received: (qmail 6710 invoked from network); 4 Apr 2011 14:13:55 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 Received-SPF: pass (ns1.primenet.com.au: SPF record at m.gmane.org designates 80.91.229.12 as permitted sender) X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: zsh-users@zsh.org From: zzapper Subject: Re: is variable with variable name possible? Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2011 14:13:38 +0000 (UTC) Organization: SuccessTheory Message-ID: References: X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: dsl78-143-228-30.in-addr.fast.co.uk User-Agent: Xnews/2006.08.24 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 110404-0, 04/04/2011), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean =?UTF-8?B?SsOpcsOpbWllIFJvcXVldA==?= wrote in news:BANLkTikVWk9t4h3APSkFN7tOKyjTHJgmJg@mail.gmail.com: > eval "$somevar=$(pwd)" > Thanks, that works fine, and I already knww that but just had a memory glitch!! -- zzapper http://zzapper.co.uk/ Technical Tips