Dynamic variable names in Bash

Question

I am confused about a bash script.

I have the following code:

function grep_search() {
    magic_way_to_define_magic_variable_$1=`ls | tail -1`
    e         


        

Answer 1

I've been looking for better way of doing it recently. Associative array sounded like overkill for me. Look what I found:

suffix=bzz
declare prefix_$suffix=mystr

...and then...

varname=prefix_$suffix
echo ${!varname}