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Asked: June 5, 20262026-06-05T05:28:18+00:00 2026-06-05T05:28:18+00:00

In bash, if I have: y=10 x=’y’ echo $x # prints ‘y’ Now I

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In bash, if I have:

y=10
x='y'
echo $x # prints 'y'

Now I want to get $y via $x:

echo ${$x} # error: "bad substitution"; I want to print 10

How do I lookup the variable value with name $x?

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    2026-06-05T05:28:20+00:00Added an answer on June 5, 2026 at 5:28 am

    See Parameter Expansion in bash manual:

    echo ${!x}
    
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