Re: Removing an element from an array

[Roman Perepelitsa <roman.perepelitsa@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Nov 2, 2020 at 12:11 PM Peter Slížik <peter.slizik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I would like to remove an element from an array - actually a path from the $path variable. After some googling, I've discovered the ${array:|excl} syntax.
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> Here is my code:
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> excl=($path_to_remove)
> export path=${path:|excl}

This is pretty close. Here's the correct syntax:

    excl=($path_to_remove)
    path=(${path:|excl})

However, if you want to remove just one element, there is a simpler way:

    path=(${path:#$path_to_remove})

Roman.