Re: ${!variable@operator} does not work for variables without values; inconsistencies between present and absent [@] for @A and @a

[Chet Ramey]

> On 2/19/20 4:03 PM, Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis wrote:
> 
> > However neither ${variable@A} nor ${variable[@]@A} works for arrays
> > without values.
> 
> So you mean for unset variables, correct? Since the array variables
> haven't been assigned a value, they are unset, like VAR3 in your
> script.

I suppose the question is whether or not to display the command that would
restore the variable with its attributes and not its value. That's a legit
question.


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