Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: Machine: x86_64 OS: linux-gnu Compiler: gcc Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='x86_64' -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='x86_64-pc-linux-gnu' -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDI$ uname output: Linux bristol 2.6.31 #10 SMP Thu Sep 10 17:59:29 CEST 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 4.0 Patch Level: 33 (debian bash-4.0-7) Release Status: release Description: When populating an array from a string in a variable does not handle quotes. Repeat-By: ~$ declare -a samplearray ~$ samplearray=( x y 'z k') ~$ echo ${samplearray[2]} z k ~$ samplestring="x y 'z k'" ~$ samplearray=( $samplestring ) ~$ echo ${samplearray[2]} 'z