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Associative Array contains filenames and paths
I have a pipeline that deploys scripts into a temporary dir. I need to rellocate them into their actual proper directory.
#!/usr/bin/sh
DEPLOY_HOME=/opt/xxx
function getDeployedFiles {
ls ${...
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What is difference between these two declarations of associative arrays in Bash?
I am playing a bit with associative arrays in Bash and I found the following difference when declaring the exact same associative array with and without declare. The code is as follows:
#!/usr/bin/env ...
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What <COMMAND> will make `declare -A ASSOCIATIVEARRAY=( $( <COMMAND> ) )` work?
bash evaluates the following expression without any objections:
declare -A SPANISH=( [rojo]=red [verde]=green [azul]=blue )
...but it does not like this one one bit:
declare -A SPANISH=( $( echo &...
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Can't seem to access associative array with named reference in bash
# SETUP PHP81 SYMLINKS
declare -A cgi=([path]="/opt/remi/php81/root/usr/bin/php-cgi" [filename]="php-cgi81")
declare -A config=([path]="/opt/remi/php81/root/usr/bin/php-config&...
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Associative array in shell script
I am trying to map a hostname to a queue manager name using the following array. I get an error with bad array script. What am I doing wrong here
declare -A managers
while read -r mgr host; do
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Unexpected behavior during index assignment in a Bash array [duplicate]
I'm having trouble assigning values to a specific bash index,
but apparently only when the index variable is set using a while read loop.
Taking this code as a test example:
#!/bin/bash
read -d '' ...
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zsh testing existence of a key in an associative array via indirect expansion
So I know that you can test for the existence of a regular parameter via indirect expansion by doing something like:
foo=1
bar=foo
(( ${(P)+bar} )) && print "$bar exists"
And I know you can ...
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How to make a simple menu in bash from an associative array
I am refactoring a script that displays a text menu similar to this:
Select a mounted BTRFS device on your local machine to backup to.
1) 123456789abc-def012345-6789abcdef012 (/)
2) 123456789abc-...
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how to combine 2 arrays into one associative array
i need to combine ARRAY1 and ARRAY2 into an associative array like ARRAY. i'm using this code:
mapfile -t ARRAY1 < <(/bin/awk '{ print $ 1 }' /output/gen_branch)
mapfile -t ARRAY2 < <(...
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bash: how to pass variables to a loop within a process substitution
How do you pass variable values within a process substitution to a loop within that process substitution?
I'm reading a csv file into an associative array, and while reading each line, I would like ...
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associative array execution order problem [duplicate]
in a bash script i'm using an associative array to create tables, tablespaces, indexes and partitions in my database. this is the script (the main script is too long with complicated queries so i ...
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Merge duplicate keys in associative array BASH
I've got an array that contains duplicate items, e.g.
THE_LIST=(
"'item1' 'data1 data2'"
"'item1' 'data2 data3'"
"'item2' 'data4'"
)
Based on the above, I want to create an associative array that ...
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Create persistent array in bash
I want an associative array in my bashrc file and I want to add to or delete from it whenever needed, but if I put the array declaration in the bashrc file it will get redeclared every time bash is ...
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linux bash dictionary check if empty
How to check if a dictionary (associative array) is empty? I just declare one using declare -A dict. I want to know if it is just declared but not have any key.
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What does declaring a bash array with -A do?
In Example_1, when i have declared city to be an array with declare -A, why is Bangalore output first when the array is printed in the for loop?
Bangalore
Remote
Kolkata
Ahmedabad
Hyderabad
Pune
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