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Top Forums UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers [BASH] eval command not expanding variables as expected. Post 303041189 by wisecracker on Sunday 17th of November 2019 12:56:53 PM
Old 11-17-2019
Hi nezabudka...
Quote:
you can also read from a file into an associative array
Remember! Only on bash version 4.0.x and above.
We Apple users and probably others only have version 3.2.x so associative arrays are a none starter.
As the OP has not quoted his bash version nor the OS and HW in use then we can only assume he MIGHT have bash version 4.0.x[plus] available.

Just an observation...
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