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jimratliff / Exemplar_pass_array_to_bash_function_without_command_substitution

Last active May 29, 2018 05:12

Example: Pass array to bash function without command substitution #bash #bash_exemplar

	Context:
	Pass array to function, where one or more elements of the array have embedded spaces.
	Goal: Have the embedded spaces respected in the array processed by the function.
	############### The script
	#!/usr/bin/env bash
	set -eu
	function echo_passed_array() {
	list_of_options=("$@")
	echo "List of options [0]: ${list_of_options[0]}"
	echo "List of options [1]: ${list_of_options[1]}"