Re: Is this right? test -v $hash{defined_value} == false?

[Linda Walsh]

Chet Ramey wrote:
> On 7/12/15 11:58 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
> > >  set -A hash
>
> This is an error
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a brain-o -- at least I got the capitalized-A   ;-)

(original code probably had a
> hash hash
   or
> map hash
)


declare -A hash...
(I rarely type out the full command due to my aliases
and lazinesses....*ouch*)


> > >  hash=([defined_value]=22)
>
> This creates an indexed array.
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Um?  Did you really assume I meant 'set'.. well
.... I better not ask... I _have_ been so spacey, which is
why I try to write aliases and trivial helper routines

I should stick to my aliases.. ;-)

Ishtar:/suse132> declare -A has
Ishtar:/suse132> has=([defined_value]=22)
Ishtar:/suse132> declare -p has
declare -A has='([defined_value]="22" )'


> test/[/[[ -v didn't understand array variables and subscripts until bash-4.3.
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        Ahh.... that's what I was wondering... u

Thanks...