Setting values in an array? Easy one - Shell Programming and Scripting

TheCrunge · #1 11-29-2005

I need to do something like this:

Code:

KEYS=[key1,key2,key3,key4]

for key in $KEYS
do
echo $key
done

The KEYS are static values in my script, I'm just having trouble with setting them as separate values.

Thanks!

tmarikle · #2 11-29-2005

KSH examples:

as a list:

Code:

#! /usr/bin/ksh

typeset IFS=,
KEYS=key1,key2,key3,key4
for i in ${KEYS}
do
    echo $i
done

or as an array

Code:

#! /usr/bin/ksh

set -A KEYS key1 key2 key3 key4
for i in ${KEYS[@]}
do
    echo $i
done

ppierald · #3 11-29-2005

also:

for i in `echo key1 key2 key3 ...`
do
echo $i
done

dangral · #4 11-29-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by ppierald

also:

for i in `echo key1 key2 key3 ...`
do
echo $i
done

No need to echo:

Code:

for i in key1 key2 key3
do
echo $i
done

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