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Old 10-05-2010
Parameters + arrays in unix shell
Say I have ./param HEY

What would I do if I wanted to store each character into an array?

Example.

ARRAY1[0]="H"
ARRAY1[1]="E"
ARRAY1[2]="Y"

thank you!
# 2  
Old 10-05-2010
Code:
S="HELLOWORLD"
for ((i=0; i<${#S}; i++))
do A[$i]=${S:$i:1}
done

# 3  
Old 10-05-2010
Neat /bin/bash solution frans, here is one with /bin/sh
Code:
#!/bin/sh
i=1
LEN=$( echo $1 | wc -c )
while [ $i -lt $LEN ]
do
   ARRAY[$i]="$( echo $1 | cut -c$i )"
   let i=i+1
done
echo Element #3 is ${ARRAY[3]}

This User Gave Thanks to Chubler_XL For This Post:
puttster
# 4  
Old 10-05-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chubler_XL
Neat /bin/bash solution frans, here is one with /bin/sh
Code:
#!/bin/sh
i=1
LEN=$( echo $1 | wc -c )
while [ $i -lt $LEN ]
do
   ARRAY[$i]="$( echo $1 | cut -c$i )"
   let i=i+1
done
echo Element #3 is ${ARRAY[3]}

I like this answer!
# 5  
Old 10-05-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by puttster
I like this answer!
I don't Smilie look like your sh is symlinked to bash

Quote:
Therefore the Bourne shell has one array, but only one.

Did you know that
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chubler_XL
Code:
LEN=$( echo $1 | wc -c )

Should be
Code:
LEN=${#$1}

Last edited by danmero; 10-05-2010 at 11:00 PM..
# 6  
Old 10-05-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by danmero
I don't Smilie look like your sh is symlinked to bash




Did you know that

Should be
Code:
LEN=${#$1}

why is that?
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