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Re: Using unset to destroy array elements doesn't work with 'nullglob' s
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Greg Wooledge |
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Re: Using unset to destroy array elements doesn't work with 'nullglob' set |
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Fri, 5 Jun 2009 12:05:21 -0400 |
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On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 08:35:15AM -0700, Francis Moreau wrote:
> unset foo[0]
This is a problem in your script, unfortunately. Even without nullglob,
this can still fail if you happen to have a file named foo0 in your
current working directory, which would be matched as a glob.
For total safety, you must quote it:
unset 'foo[0]'