Byron Clark wrote: > Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: > Machine: i486 > OS: linux-gnu > Compiler: gcc > Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i486' > -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' - \DCONF_MACHTYPE='i486-pc-linux-gnu' > -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -\DSHELL > -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../bash -I../bash/include -I../bash/lib -g -O2 > uname output: Linux bclarklx 2.6.16-1-686 #2 Thu May 4 18:22:23 UTC 2006 i686 > GNU/Linux > Machine Type: i486-pc-linux-gnu > > Bash Version: 3.1 > Patch Level: 14 > Release Status: release > > Description: > When exporting a variable containing an array, child processes > cannot see the array.
This is documented. There isn't really a good way to encode an array variable into the environment. Chet -- ``The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.'' - Chaucer Live Strong. No day but today. Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRU [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/~chet/ _______________________________________________ Bug-bash mailing list Bug-bash@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-bash