UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I'm not confident at all on how arrays work.

I want to know how to set arrays in ksh and in nawk (is there a difference??)

if someone can show me some examples of both that will be great. Tried to look up on the net but was confusing me more.

Any help would be appreciated.

The array can be set by using the set -A command.

file1=/tmp/temp1.txt
file2=/tmp/temp2.txt

set -A filelist ${file1}\${file2}

set -A filenumber 0 1

for i in ${filenumber[*]}
do
echo "The filelist is ${filelist}
<someoperationss>
done.

in case the filenumber is not set then

for i in 0 1
do
echo "The filelist is ${filelist[i]}
done

The array can be declared and processed like this.....hope this helps

thanks for reply. a few questions:

#set two files into variables?
file1=/tmp/temp1.txt
file2=/tmp/temp2.txt

#set array to variable filelist?
set -A filelist ${file1}\${file2}

#Explain what this is?
set -A filenumber 0 1

#what is i?
for i in ${filenumber[*]}
do
echo "The filelist is ${filelist}
<someoperationss>
done.


#not sure what this is?
in case the filenumber is not set then

for i in 0 1
do
echo "The filelist is ${filelist[i]}
done