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Re: is ${!...} portable?


From: Werner LEMBERG
Subject: Re: is ${!...} portable?
Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 11:06:09 +0200 (CEST)

>> Sometimes indirect expansion helps a lot in writing shell scripts.
>> Is `${!foo}' portable or an invention of Bash?
> 
> it's specific to bash

Thanks.

>> Perhaps it makes sense to mention this in the autoconf info file.
> 
> maybe, but where would you stop?

You are right.  Maybe a bad idea.


    Werner




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