Questions tagged [array]
A array is the simplest data-structure for storing items in continuously memory
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List with two values in every List Item
I want to store a list with name and email address and use it in the single for loop. And I want to do it in Shell.
Knowing that shell list has a white space separator
list = "john, john@gmail.com" "...
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korn shell - if a variable exists in an array stop processing without exiting
How would one evaluate priority of items in an array such that you only process the highest priority item that exists? Let me try to explain, if I had an array
set -A array low medium none high
...
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bash command to create array with the 10 most recent images in a dir?
I'm writing a bash script and I need to create an array with the 10 most recent image files (from new to old) in the current dir.
I consider "image files" to be files with certain extensions, like ....
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make an array from a dynamic column in the middle of text
I need to know how many connection from an application is connected to my database. for that i should run an stored procedure. the output is like:
CMD_EXEC: 1
IFCA_RET: 0
IFCA_RES: 0
...
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printf outputs rows, not columns
I have two arrays, which I want to print out in two separate columns from a single printf call. The following:
printf "%-${padding}s→ %s\n" "${lnFrom[@]}" "${lnTo[@]}"
Outputs:
dotfiles/git/...
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Pass the name of an array in command line to reference the array in a function
I'm trying to learn more bash by updating my bash_profile so that I can quickly do some adb commands that I usually have to copy-paste. I found I was creating many similar functions that all looked ...
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Storing output of awk to an array and print it to a file with comma delimiters
I am trying to use bash to go through multiple directories (sims) and search for a given string, setting each index of an array to its relevant output, then print that output with comma delimiters for ...
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Using parameter substitution on a Bash array
I have file.txt that I need to read into a Bash array. Then I need to remove spaces, double quotes and all but the first comma in every entry. Here's how far I've gotten:
$ cat file.txt
10,this
2 0 ...
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using a variable as array name in TCL script (array)
The question is about TCL Arrays.
In my TCL script,
variable1 is a variable value obtained from other functions(value is something like PATH_xyz.)
variable2 is another variable obtained from other ...
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Bash not appending array to new index. Just extends first index
I am using arrays in bash and one particular array is behaving unusually.
I am using a function and calling an external script which returns a value to be appended to an array as follows:
function ...
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Split string by space in ZSH
Give this file.txt:
first line
second line
third line
This works in bash:
while IFS=' ' read -a args; do
echo "${args[0]}"
done < file.txt
To produce
first
second
third
That is to say, we ...
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Add to array only within scope of function
I'm writing a function that will make a REST API calls which could be either GET, PUT, DELETE, POST, etc.
I would like to feed this method to the function as a parameter and add it to the options ...
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Slicing the output of grep in bash
I'm trying to read a line of text in bash using grep, piped to tail to get the final line of the file, and then slice the first three "words" (i.e. dividing them using space) of that line as elements ...
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How do I specify chance when setting a variable to random item in array?
Currently I do something like this to set a variable to a random item in an array:
array=("foo" "bar" "baz")
var=${array[$RANDOM % ${#array[@]} ]}
How would I do if I want to set $var to one of ...
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How can I create an array from the first line of multiple text sources?
I have an array of paths to files which each have several lines of text. I'd like to produce an array that is populated with the first line of each file processed like so:
# this.txt first line is [...
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Shell Function: Sequence of Pipelines as Argument
I have a shell function (in .bashrc) which creates a temp file, executes the arguments (including all sequence of pipelines), redirects it to a temp file and then open it in VS Code.
I invoke the ...
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how to get the indexes of a referenced array in bash?
here is a sample code
astr[10]=a
astr[20]=b
astr[30]=b
astrR="astr[@]"
echo ${!astr[@]} #the indexes
echo ${!astrR} #the values
#FAIL: echo ${!!astrR}
astrR="!astr[@]" # wild guess
echo ${!astrR} # ...
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Bash array script, combine
I'm trying to write bash script, which will automatically read all file names in current and custom directories, then apply new created docker image' names to finded yml files via kubectl, then read ...
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Shell script-How to return maximum value in array?
I have a array:
ARRAY=(12.5 6.2)
I wish to return the maximum value in ARRAY which Output is 12.5
Anyone can share me ideas?
I have try this:
max=0
for v in ${ARRAY[@]}; do
if (( $v > $max ...
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Reading multiple files and operating on stored Arrays
I have 2 text files "${LinkP}" and "${QuestionP}. I want to read these files and store each complete line in the respective array,
IFS=$'\r\n' GLOBIGNORE='*' command eval "LinkA=($(cat "${LinkP}"))"
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can bash show one array item id and value using `declare -p`?
$ str="a'\"b"
$ declare -p str
declare -- str="a'\"b" # see " was escaped, possibly other chars will too
$ astr=("$str" "c")
$ declare -p astr
declare -ax astr='([0]="a'\''\"b" [1]="c")'
so, is there ...
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kornShell and AIX unable to create an Array Variable
LS=`ls "$SRC_PATH"/* | grep -i -v *.ignore`
I cannot use for loop as I need to check conditions with while as there are multiple conditions.
Trying to access the content using
${LS[$CNT]}
CNT=`...
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Manipulating Multiple word string in bash array
I have got a simple script as follows.
names=("windows" "ubuntu" "raspbian" "debian" "kali linux")
echo "names array length: ${#names[@]}"
for n in ${names[@]}; do
echo $n
done
My intention and ...
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Start range from 1 onward
I am counting multiple log files with the range starting from 1 onward however it's starting from 0.
path=(/home/folder/text/*)
for 1 int ${!path}; do
printf "$s: $s\n" $i "${list[i]##*/}"...
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How do I sort an array with letters and numbers combined in bash? [duplicate]
I have an array with h4 h5 h1 h2 h3 in it and I would like to sort it according to the numbers, but don't know how. What is the best way to do this?
edit1: I would also like to sort an array via the ...
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Referencing array elements by strings, and initialising arrays in awk
#!/usr/bin/env bash
awk '
BEGIN {
arr[A]=1;
arr[B]=1;
arr[C]=1;
arr[E]=1;
arr[J]=8;
arr[Q]=10;
print arr[J]
}'
the above command outputs the latest set value for arr['...
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Unix Script, problem with a 2d array
I have 2 arrays that refer to files for example
alpha=file 1
beta=file2
Charlie=file3
delta=file4
beta2=file5
beta3=file6
Charlie2=file7
charlie3=file8
delta2=file9
delta3=file10
array1=("$alpha" "$...
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Different result for positional parameters expansion and custom array expansion
There is a difference in the output of commands that I don't understand, as stated below:
INPUT="$@"
echo "$INPUT ${#INPUT} ${#INPUT[@]} ${#@}"
# outputs: a b c 5 1 3
arr=(a b c)
echo "$arr ${#arr} $...
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bash: convert array into string preserving white spaces
I am just trying to convert an array into string, while preserving the white spaces. This is what I have:
INPUT=$1
readarray -t arr < <(grep -o . <<< "$INPUT")
echo "${arr[*]}"
I ...
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fold: outputs only the first character
I am using fold to make an array of characters from a string.
INPUT=$1
arr=($(fold -w1 <<< "$INPUT"))
echo "$arr"
echo "$arr[@]"
I use command ./myProgram 1234 to execute the script.
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How to store (and load) a zsh String array to a file?
I want to store an array of some quotes (so basically real-world strings with new lines) in a file. How can I achieve it? I thought of setting the IFS to something like “xxxxxxxxx74765xxx” (which will ...
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bash array with space in element [closed]
I have a text log file
$ cat aaa
673 20160405 root "/path_to/gis/20160401/20160301_placement_map_org.dbf" ""
673 20160405 root "/path_to/gis/20160401/...
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grep for multiple elements of an array
I am trying to write a dd migration script that will do the following:
read user input (max=4) into an array, called "array". the user will enter the logical volume names to be migrated.
once each ...
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grep using array values and make it faster
array[1] is a string pulled from a 30k lines CSV:
example:
samsung black 2014
I need match those lines with one of the values contained within an array (arrayItems).
arrayItems contains 221 values ...
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Check that 2 arrays of file names are the same
So I have the following:
cat file | grep -E regex
which gives a list of lines
Now I also have a for loop the produces a list of files
So it is like I have 2 arrays.
But how do I check in bash if ...
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Sed search and delete matching two patterns one of which is a variable
I have a file that contains multiple instances of code that I need to delete. Here is an example:
!/bin/bash
mkdir /rootdir/pipeline_runs/oncology/analysis/sample_1_NA172_1
cd /rootdir/pipeline_runs/...
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Array inside an Array: Different syntax for Array in bash
I found the following example from here. But I can't understand how is array arr is being defined.
a='domain.de;de;https'
$ arr=(${a//;/ })
What is the advantage of defining it like this?
Actually, ...
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Is a delimiter included in the field in front of it?
If I am correct, in bash, readarray uses some delimiter to separate the input into fields, and the delimiter defaults to a newline.
Unlike a separator, a delimiter is included in the field in ...
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Why does double quoting an array expansion in here document not seem to work here?
I have two arrays
$ arr1=( 1 2 2 3)
$ arr2=( 2 3 3 4)
Why does this generate strange output when I follow the good practice of double quoting an array expansion
$ tsort << EOF
> "${arr1[@]}...
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Bash sort array according to length of elements?
Given an array of strings, I would like to sort the array according to the length of each element.
For example...
array=(
"tiny string"
"the longest string in the list"
"middle ...
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Duplicate elements of an array except the first and last elements
I have an array, and I would like to repeat each element except the first and last elements.
For example if the array has five elements 1 2 3 4 5, then after repeating, its elements should be 1 2 2 3 ...
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Does readarray allow to specify line delimiter?
In bash read builtin has -d for us to specify line delimiter other than newline
Does readarray provide some way to specify line delimiter?
Is it correct that it has no an option for that purpose?
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Array + why arrays are not in the Right place
I set an array named “disks” to the following words - sdb sdc sdd
in bash shell:
declare -A disks
Machine=worker01
disks[$Machine]="sdb sdc sdd"
now we print all words as the following:
echo ${...
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Bash - How to put an array inside values of variable?
I have a web.txt file which contains:
youtube
facebook
google
My sh file contains:
readarray web < web.txt
url = www.website.com
Commands I have used:
readarray web < web.txt
url = www."$...
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How can I provide an array as a file argument to a script, so that each element is like a line in a file?
Suppose a bash script expects an argument to be a file. But we have a bash array, and would like to provide the array in some way as an argument to the script, as if there were a file whose lines are ...
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How to Use an array of strings in bash
I writte the following script
load function should set the array disk[a]=1 and disk[b]=2 and so on
Then the function out should print the array ${disk[a]} , and ${disk[b]} , and so on
But what we ...
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bash share array in “for do () & wait” loop
I have an issue with the script below.
It uses a few sql statements in a for loop to set variables and produces a log file. The current db produces +- 1200 lines of output.
The original version is ...
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assign output of command to array
When I run this command:
cat output | grep -i state | sort | uniq | awk '{print $ 3}')
the output is:
00x1
00x5
0080
To assign them to an array, I did this:
STATUS_ARRAY=($(cat output | ...
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What type of operation is /#/- in “${my_array[@]/#/-}”?
The accepted answer to Transform an array into arguments of a command? uses the following Bash command:
command "${my_array[@]/#/-}" "$1"
I'm trying to figure out what the /#/- part does, exactly. ...
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tar “Cannot stat: No such file of directory” when passing array variables [closed]
I'm trying to write a bash script that will create an archive (tar) of files in a directory. The file extensions need to be passed in as arguments when calling the bash script (./backup.bash pdf txt ...
