Re: Changing the way bash expands associative array subscripts

[Chet Ramey]

On 4/6/21 1:42 PM, Greg Wooledge wrote:

> 3) Expressions like a[$key] must be single-quoted in some contexts, or
>     you get surprising behaviors.
>
> 4) Expressions like a[$key] must be backslash-protected in some other
>     contexts, or you get surprising behaviors.

Yes, Greg, that's what we're talking about changing here.

> That said, the fact that you can put 'a[@]' in an indirect variable and
> get an array expansion out of "${!x}" is completely repulsive to me. 

What do you think should happen?

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