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Re: Maximum length of variable name


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: Maximum length of variable name
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:09:46 -0600
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On 11/15/18 12:00 PM, RAL wrote:
Hi,

How is defined the maximum number of characters a variable name can have?

Bash has no hardcoded limit, thus your maximum is dependent on how much free memory your system has.

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Eric Blake, Principal Software Engineer
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