Missing options in ulimit usage string

2011-08-14 Thread Jessica T McKellar
Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: x86_64 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='unknown' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/local/shar

Re: Syntax Question...

2011-08-14 Thread Linda Walsh
` Dennis Williamson wrote: http://mywiki.wooledge.org/XyProblem I suspect that you are hung up on the way to do something and have lost sight of (or failed to tell us) what it is you're *actually* trying to do. If what you're trying to do requires complex data structures, you're either doing

Re: Syntax Question...

2011-08-14 Thread Dennis Williamson
http://mywiki.wooledge.org/XyProblem I suspect that you are hung up on the way to do something and have lost sight of (or failed to tell us) what it is you're *actually* trying to do. If what you're trying to do requires complex data structures, you're either doing it wrong in Bash or Bash is the

Re: Syntax Question...

2011-08-14 Thread Pierre Gaston
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 2:31 AM, Linda Walsh wrote: > > > Re:   BashFAQ/006: http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/006 > Pierre Gaston wrote: >> >> Linda: >> >> >>> >>> please show quote the section >>> that shows using an variable that holds the name of an array to be used >>> (and assigned to)

Re: Syntax Question...

2011-08-14 Thread Linda Walsh
` Dennis Williamson wrote: On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 6:31 PM, Linda Walsh wrote: please show quote the section that shows using an variable that holds the name of an array to be used (and assigned to) The FAQ covers indirect, it covers arrays, but I see no place where it covers t

Re: Syntax Question...

2011-08-14 Thread Dennis Williamson
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 6:31 PM, Linda Walsh wrote: > > > Re:   BashFAQ/006: http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/006 > Pierre Gaston wrote: >> >> Linda: >> >> >>> >>> please show quote the section >>> that shows using an variable that holds the name of an array to be used >>> (and assigned to)

Re: Syntax Question...

2011-08-14 Thread Linda Walsh
Re: BashFAQ/006: http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/006 Pierre Gaston wrote: Linda: please show quote the section that shows using an variable that holds the name of an array to be used (and assigned to) else ... The proof is in the faq, you could have found it if you were n

Re: Syntax Question...

2011-08-14 Thread Pierre Gaston
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 10:39 PM, Linda Walsh wrote: > > > > ` Pierre Gaston wrote: >> >> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Linda Walsh wrote: >> >>> >>> Dennis Williamson wrote: >>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Linda Walsh wrote: > > I have to use 'indirect' syntax: �

Re: Syntax Question...

2011-08-14 Thread Linda Walsh
` Pierre Gaston wrote: On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Linda Walsh wrote: Dennis Williamson wrote: On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Linda Walsh wrote: I have to use 'indirect' syntax: � � ${!name} But that doesn't seem to play well with array syntax: ${#${!name}[*]} � �# �

Re: Syntax Question...

2011-08-14 Thread Linda Walsh
` Michael Witten wrote: On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 04:55, Linda Walsh wrote: ` Michael Witten wrote: On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 23:41, Linda Walsh wrote: ${#${!name}[*]} bash: ${#${!name}[*]}: bad substitution It's probably what you're trying to avoid, but you'll pro