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Re: comment on RFE: 'shift'' [N] ARRAYNAME

From Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org>
Newsgroups gnu.bash.bug
Subject Re: comment on RFE: 'shift'' [N] ARRAYNAME
Date 2018-09-27 11:57 -0400
Message-ID <mailman.1406.1538063865.1284.bug-bash@gnu.org> (permalink)
References <5BAAD017.4010806@tlinx.org> <20180927123551.j5attjixprhoxavx@eeg.ccf.org> <2bb4065a-60f3-821f-3e1d-12d9ba822078@iki.fi>

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On Thu, Sep 27, 2018 at 06:47:33PM +0300, Ilkka Virta wrote:
> Can you make an array whose name even starts with a digit?

No, that's also disallowed.  Bash variable names (including arrays) must
begin with a letter or underscore.

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Re: comment on RFE: 'shift'' [N] ARRAYNAME Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-09-27 11:57 -0400

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