Re: @K transformation

[Chet Ramey]

On 8/19/21 6:37 AM, Léa Gris wrote:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

declare -A assoc=(
  [P]=piano
  [TB]='foldable table'
  ['CH AIR']=chair
)

options=("${assoc[@]@K}")

The best way to clone an associative array is:

declare -A options
eval options=\( "${assoc[@]@K}" \)

The quoting @K performs is eval-safe.

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