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Re: printf -v doesn't allow array assignment


From: Chet Ramey
Subject: Re: printf -v doesn't allow array assignment
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:21:45 -0400
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Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> 
> $ printf -v q[2] "%s" "$RANDOM"
> bash: printf: `q[2]': not a valid identifier
> 
> 
>     I know I can work around it with a temporary variable, but it
>     would be nice if it could be done in a single step.

That could be a useful extension.  It will probably find its way into
a future version.

Chet
-- 
``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer

Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRU    chet@case.edu    http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/




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