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-rw-r--r--bash.html.markdown5
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/bash.html.markdown b/bash.html.markdown
index 856db706..407b237b 100644
--- a/bash.html.markdown
+++ b/bash.html.markdown
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ echo ${Variable: -5} # => tring
# String length
echo ${#Variable} # => 11
+# Indirect expansion
+OtherVariable="Variable"
+echo ${!OtherVariable} # => Some String
+# This will expand the value of the OtherVariable
+
# Default value for variable
echo ${Foo:-"DefaultValueIfFooIsMissingOrEmpty"}
# => DefaultValueIfFooIsMissingOrEmpty