Re: Syntax Question...

[Pierre Gaston]

On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Linda Walsh <bash@tlinx.org> wrote:
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> ` Dennis Williamson wrote:
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>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Linda Walsh <bash@tlinx.org> 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: ${#${!name}[*]}: bad substitution
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>>> What syntax would I use for this?
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>> Please read BashFAQ/006: http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/006
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> I looked at the page....read every section that was >basic & some basic...
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> nothing about using indirect variables with arrays... (let alone assigning
> to them)..
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