julia> a=[1 2; 3 4; 5 6]
3x2 Array{Int64,2}:
1 2
3 4
5 6
julia> b=reshape(a, prod(size(a)));
julia> b[3]=0
0
julia> a
3x2 Array{Int64,2}:
1 2
3 4
0 6
julia> a=[1 2; 3 4; 5 6]
3x2 Array{Int64,2}:
1 2
3 4
5 6
julia> b=reshape(a, prod(size(a)));
julia> b[3]=0
0
julia> a
3x2 Array{Int64,2}:
1 2
3 4
0 6