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Old 05-30-2011
KSH syntax error
Hi all,

Anyone know why I get the error below under ksh?

$ EXCLUDES=( $(< "$EXCLUDES_FILE") )
sh: syntax error: `(' unexpected

I'm trying to use the above line in a script and it's not working. The guy that gave me the script was running in a linux environment, so I'm thinking this might be a bash vs ksh issue?

Thanks,
Mark
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Old 05-30-2011
Yes, assigning arrays in this mannor is a bash thing. In ksh you need something like

Code:
$ set -A EXCLUDES $(< "$EXCLUDES_FILE" )

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