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Re: printf -v doesn't allow array assignment
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: printf -v doesn't allow array assignment |
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Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:21:45 -0400 |
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Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
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> $ printf -v q[2] "%s" "$RANDOM"
> bash: printf: `q[2]': not a valid identifier
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> I know I can work around it with a temporary variable, but it
> would be nice if it could be done in a single step.
That could be a useful extension. It will probably find its way into
a future version.
Chet
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