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|{{Admon/tip|Bash Shell Scripting Tips:|<br>'''<u>Arrays</u>'''<br><br><ul><li>Incredibly useful tool that works like a "storage container" of variables. '''Arrays have names like variables, but are numbered for quick storage and access of related elements'''. Indices are I.D. numbers for array access. The first index starts at <u>'''zero'''</u> instead of '''1'''.<br><br></li><li>Instead of using index numbers, you can use I.D. names: this is referred to as an '''Associative Array'''.<br><br></li><li>Examples:<br><br>''for((x=0; x<5; x++)) # Example of a regular array''<br>''do''<br>'' read -p "Enter item #$((x+1)): " item[xx]''<br>''done''<br>''for((y=0; y<5; y++))''<br>''do''<br> ''echo ${item[y]}''<br>''done''<br><br>''set a b c'' # Example of an "Associative Array"<br>''for x''<br>''do''<br> ''read -p "Enter item $x: " item["$x"]''<br> ''echo item[$x] is: ${item["$x"]}''<br>''done''<br><br>
</li></ul>Working with Temporary Files<br><br><ul><li>When creating temporary files, it is important NOT to store on a user's account (to avoid overwriting their existing files). Instead, temporary files can be created in the '''/tmp''' directory.<br><br></li><li>The $$ variable can be used as the filename extension which assigns the current PID of the shell script running to make the filename unique, and allow easy removal at the end of the shell script by deleting ALL files in the /tmp directory with the extension: .$$<br><br></li><li>Example:<br><br>ls -lR > /tmp/temp-file.$$<br>grep secret /tmp/temp-file.$$<br>rm /tmp.$$<br></li></ul>}}
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