Chris Davies <chris-use...@roaima.co.uk> writes: >Cam Hutchison <c...@xdna.net> wrote: >> BK_LIST=()
>> Append to the array with += >> BK_LIST+="${PARAM}" >This += syntax appears not to work with my version of bash >("4.1.5(1)-release" from package bash 4.1-3). Instead I have >to do this: > BK_LIST+=("${PARAM}") >Was yours a typo, or is it something that now works in yet newer >versions of the shell? Sigh. Sorry, it was a typo. That explains why it did not work for the OP. I though that was strange, since I've successfully used arrays to maintain argument vectors with arguments containing spaces. I was so sure it worked that I focussed on testing the wrong part. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1039.4f979796.52...@xionine.xdna.net