[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: Syntax Question...
From: |
Dennis Williamson |
Subject: |
Re: Syntax Question... |
Date: |
Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:49:13 -0500 |
On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Linda Walsh <bash@tlinx.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> 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: ${#${!name}[*]}: bad substitution
>
> What syntax would I use for this?
>
>
>
>
Please read BashFAQ/006: http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/006
--
Visit serverfault.com to get your system administration questions answered.
- Syntax Question..., Linda Walsh, 2011/08/13
- Re: Syntax Question...,
Dennis Williamson <=
- Re: Syntax Question..., Michael Witten, 2011/08/13
- Re: Syntax Question..., Linda Walsh, 2011/08/14
- Re: Syntax Question..., Pierre Gaston, 2011/08/14
- Re: Syntax Question..., Linda Walsh, 2011/08/14
- Re: Syntax Question..., Pierre Gaston, 2011/08/14
- Re: Syntax Question..., Linda Walsh, 2011/08/14
- Re: Syntax Question..., Dennis Williamson, 2011/08/14
- Re: Syntax Question..., Linda Walsh, 2011/08/14
- Re: Syntax Question..., Dennis Williamson, 2011/08/15
- Re: Syntax Question..., Linda Walsh, 2011/08/15