Re: [Help-bash] array issue

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On Sun, 19 Feb 2012, Bill Gradwohl wrote:

> On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Bill Gradwohl <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > I'm stumped. Can anyone please explain this:
> >
> > declare -a regex
> > echo highest subscript of regex=${#regex}
> >    regex[${#regex}]='[_a-zA-Z0-9][[:alnum:]]*[[:blank:]]*()'
> > echo highest subscript of regex=${#regex}
> >
> > Produces:
> > address@hidden junk# ./test
> > highest subscript of regex=0
> > highest subscript of regex=38
> Never mind - I discovered my mistake.
> Should be using address@hidden

I have used $((address@hidden - 1)) to get the highest subscript
Is there a better/easier way

Richard