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indirect expansion
ENVIRONMENT="$1"
test_CNT="thing1 thing2 thing3"
beta_CNT="thing4 thing5 thing6"
for i in ${${ENVIRONMENT}_CNT}; do
echo $i
done
####
# Expected output
$ bash script.sh test
thing1
thing2
thing3
$ bash script.sh beta
thing4
thing5
thing6
# Actual output
script.sh: line 6: ${${ENVIRONMENT}_CNT}: bad substitution
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