Re: incorrect associative array key parsing if they contain closing square bracket

[Chet Ramey]

> associative array key parsing seems to be incorrect if they contain 
> closing square bracket inside the array=([key]=value) construct.
> 
> the following testcase :
> 
> $ declare -A key_full; key_full=(["version[agent]"]=agent.version); echo 
> "address@hidden"

Yes, this is a problem.  Thanks for the report.  As a workaround,

key_full["version[agent]"]=agent.version

works correctly.

Chet

-- 
``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer
                 ``Ars longa, vita brevis'' - Hippocrates
Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRU    address@hidden    http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/