10-24-2015
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Originally Posted by
Scrutinizer
Note: the $[ ... ] is a non-standard, bash-specific legacy construct that has been deprecated since bash 2.0 and is now no longer in the man pages, so it should be regarded as an undocumented feature, which could be removed from future versions..
Instead, $(( .. )) should be used, which is also used in any other POSIX compliant shell.
Thanks...
I was/am aware, but the OP is using bash.
Sadly, I use(d) this method in AudioScope.sh from day one so that code is lumbered with this legacy.
However apart from my important note I did like RudiC's approach so I decided to reduce the number of characters, (ignoring spaces).
I will refrain from using this method again but will have to continue using it in the above project to keep the coding style the same...
Once again thanks and I will use the parentheses method in any future help...
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want to load and use in scripts of your own.
It contains a 'dynamic loader' for the shared libraries ( ldbash(1)), a configuration tool (ldbashconfig(8)), and some libraries.
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ldbash(1) must answer 4 requirments:
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2. It must contain a line that begins with '#EXPORT='. That line will contain (after the '=') a list of functions that the library
exports. I.e. all the function that will be usable after loading that library will be listed in that line.
3. It must contain a line that begins with '#REQUIRE='. That line will contain (after the '=') a list of bash libraries that are
required for our library. I.e. every bash library that is in use in our bash library must be listed there.
4. The library must be listed (For more information, see ldbashconfig(8)).
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