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Subject:    Re: [ast-users] [ksh93] Multi-dimensional arrays undocumented?
From:       "Clark J. Wang" <dearvoid () gmail ! com>
Date:       2012-02-01 4:44:42
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On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 04:30, David Korn <dgk@research.att.com> wrote:

> cc: dearvoid@gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [ast-users] [ksh93] Multi-dimensional arrays undocumented?
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> > I see the file `src/cmd/ksh93/tests/arrays2.sh' is testing
> > multi-dimensional arrays but it's not mentioned in the man page. Not
> > officially supported?
> >
> >
>
> I added a paragraph to the man page about two dimensional arrays.
>

Don't only mention two-dimensional arrays I think. Multi-dimentional should
be more generic.


> They are officially supported.
>

Seems like most people are not aware of the mult-dimensional array support.
Even the book Learning the Korn Shell (2nd edition, 2002, by Bill
Rosenblatt and Arnold Robbins) says ksh93 only supports one-dimensional
arrays. :)

>
> David Korn
> dgk@research.att.com
>

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<font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></font></font>On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at \
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Subject: Re: [ast-users] [ksh93] Multi-dimensional arrays undocumented?<br>
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&gt; I see the file `src/cmd/ksh93/tests/arrays2.sh&#39; is testing<br>
&gt; multi-dimensional arrays but it&#39;s not mentioned in the man page. Not<br>
&gt; officially supported?<br>
&gt;<br>
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</div>I added a paragraph to the man page about two dimensional \
arrays.<br></blockquote><div><br>Don&#39;t only mention two-dimensional arrays I \
think. Multi-dimentional should be more generic.<br>  </div><blockquote \
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They are officially supported.<br></blockquote><div><br>Seems like most people are \
not aware of the mult-dimensional array support. Even the book Learning the Korn \
Shell (2nd edition, 2002, by Bill Rosenblatt and Arnold Robbins) says ksh93 only \
supports one-dimensional arrays. :)<br>

</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px \
solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <span class="HOEnZb"><font \
color="#888888"><br> David Korn<br>
<a href="mailto:dgk@research.att.com">dgk@research.att.com</a><br>
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