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Re: array1=array2 ???

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From: Marc Chantreux <marc.chantreux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: zsh-users <zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: array1=array2 ???
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:57:46 +0100
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Frank Terbeck wrote:

 Now I want "b" to become equal to "a".
 How can I copy one array to another?


  b=( $a )

not really : b is a 'compressed" a (without empty elements) . you mustuse "$a[@]" to preserve all elements.


> a=( a '' c ); b=( $a ); c=( "$a[@]")
> echo $#a $#b $#c
3 2 3

HTH,
mc

References:
- array1=array2 ???
  - From: Meino Christian Cramer
- Re: array1=array2 ???
  - From: Frank Terbeck

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