string="0123456789" # create a string of 10 characters
array=(0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9) # create an indexed array of 10 elements
declare -A hash
hash=([one]=1 [two]=2 [three]=3) # create an associative array of 3 elements
echo "string length is: ${#string}" # length of string
echo "array length is: ${#array[@]}" # length of array using @ as the index
echo "array length is: ${#array[*]}" # length of array using * as the index
echo "hash length is: ${#hash[@]}" # length of array using @ as the index
echo "hash length is: ${#hash[*]}" # length of array using * as the index
产出:
string length is: 10
array length is: 10
array length is: 10
hash length is: 3
hash length is: 3
处理参数数组 $@:
set arg1 arg2 "arg 3"
args_copy=("$@")
echo "number of args is: $#"
echo "number of args is: ${#@}"
echo "args_copy length is: ${#args_copy[@]}"
产出:
number of args is: 3
number of args is: 3
args_copy length is: 3