01-18-2010
The consequence of using bash and arrays with functions is the use of name passing through eval. I think that you can probably also build those functions on the basis of plain variables and the read shell builtin. I think it is just a matter of preference. The use of variables is merely an alternative approach that may lead to simpler code..
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 01-18-2010 at 03:52 AM..
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