SC2082

To expand via indirection, use name="foo$n"; echo "${!name}".

Problematic code:

var_1="hello world"
n=1
echo "${var_$n}"

Correct code:

var_1="hello world"
n=1
name="var_$n"
echo "${!name}"

Rationale:

You can expand a variable var_1 with ${var_1}, but you can not generate the string var_1 with an embedded expansion, like ${var_$n}. Instead, you have to use an indirect reference.

You do this by creating a variable containing the variable name you want, e.g. myvar="var_$n" and then expanding it indirectly with ${!myvar}. This will give the contents of the variable var_1.

Exceptions:

None