Seems like this a bug in how 'groff' is configured to display various
characters.
Sorry the waste of space.
Linda Walsh wrote:
In my bash package:
rpm -qi bash
Name : bash Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version : 4.1 Vendor: openSUSE
Release : 20.25.1 Build Date: Sun 27 Feb 2011 05:51:
I want to have an array of 'names'.
given a name, "X", I had a prefix, _p_, so have _p_X,
I want to access / manipulate it as an array.
so given I pass in a name in a var, I have to use 'indirect' syntax:
${!name}
But that doesn't seem to play well with array syntax:
${#${!name}[*]}
bash:
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 probably have to
construct and then eval the right code by hand:
$(eval "echo \${#$name[*]}")
On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
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> I want to have an array of 'names'.
>
> given a name, "X", I had a prefix, _p_, so have _p_X,
> I want to access / manipulate it as an array.
>
> so given I pass in a name in a var, I have to use 'indirect' syntax:
>
> ${!name}
>
> But t
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 00:49, Dennis Williamson
wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
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>> I want to have an array of 'names'.
>>
>> given a name, "X", I had a prefix, _p_, so have _p_X,
>> I want to access / manipulate it as an array.
>>
>> so given I pass in a na
` 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}[*]}# bash: ${#${!name}[*]}: bad substitution
What syntax would I use for this?
Please
` 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 probably have to
construct and then eval the right code by hand:
$(eval "echo \${#$name[*]}")
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Linda Walsh wrote:
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> ` Dennis Williamson wrote:
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>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
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>>> I have to use 'indirect' syntax: ${!name}
>>> But that doesn't seem to play well with array syntax:
>>> ${#${!name}[*]} # bash: ${#${
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 04:55, Linda Walsh wrote:
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> ` Michael Witten wrote:
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>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 23:41, Linda Walsh wrote:
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>>>
>>> ${#${!name}[*]}
>>> bash: ${#${!name}[*]}: bad substitution
>>>
>>
>> It's probably what you're trying to avoid, but you'll probably have to
>> cons
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 05:56, Michael Witten wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 04:55, Linda Walsh wrote:
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>> ` Michael Witten wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 23:41, Linda Walsh wrote:
>>>
${#${!name}[*]}
bash: ${#${!name}[*]}: bad substitution
>>>
>>> It's prob
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