#!/bin/bash
a=abcd
abcd=1234
echo "a = $a"
eval a=\$$a
a=abcd
abcd=1234
echo "a = $a"
eval a=\$$a
echo "now a = $a"
# ./test.sh
a = abcd
now a = 1234
echo "now a = $a"
# ./test.sh
a = abcd
now a = 1234