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Variable with Variable Name

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From: zzapper <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Variable with Variable Name
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:43:46 +0000 (UTC)
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Hi,

function SSS()
{
# description : create a set variable with variable name
$1=`pwd`;  # What I want but THIS DOESNT WORK
echo $1
}

So if I called this

> SSS fred

Would create a variable fred containing the path of the current directory

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