44 lines
758 B
Bash
44 lines
758 B
Bash
# aref.bash --- pseudo-array manipulating routines
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# Author: Noah Friedman <friedman@prep.ai.mit.edu>
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# Created 1992-07-01
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# Last modified: 1993-02-03
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# Public domain
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# Conversion to bash v2 syntax done by Chet Ramey
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# Commentary:
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# Code:
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#:docstring aref:
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# Usage: aref NAME INDEX
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#
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# In array NAME, access element INDEX (0-origin)
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#:end docstring:
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###;;;autoload
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function aref ()
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{
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local name="$1"
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local index="$2"
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set -- ${!name}
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[ $index -ge 1 ] && shift $index
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echo $1
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}
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#:docstring string_aref:
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# Usage: aref STRING INDEX
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#
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# Echo the INDEXth character in STRING (0-origin) on stdout.
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#:end docstring:
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###;;;autoload
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function string_aref ()
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{
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local stuff=${1:$2}
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echo ${stuff:0:1}
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}
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provide aref
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# aref.bash ends here
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