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ajaypitroda 07-07-2009 08:26 PM
passing array and variable to function in bash script
 
Hi Guys,

I need to pass an array variable and a string variable to function. So far I am able to pass array to function, but cant figure out how to pass along with array.
any help appreciated. thx in advance

osor 07-07-2009 09:06 PM
Why not something like this?
Code:
#!/bin/bash

foo()
{
        string=$1 && shift
        array=($@)
        echo "string is $string"
        echo "array is ${array[@]}"
}

array=(one two three)

foo bar ${array[@]}

ajaypitroda 07-07-2009 11:10 PM
Thx buddy, I spent last three days trying to figure this out.


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