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diff --git a/examples/scripts.noah/aref.bash b/examples/scripts.noah/aref.bash new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9b221b8 --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/scripts.noah/aref.bash @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +# aref.bash --- pseudo-array manipulating routines +# Author: Noah Friedman <friedman@prep.ai.mit.edu> +# Created 1992-07-01 +# Last modified: 1993-02-03 +# Public domain + +# Conversion to bash v2 syntax done by Chet Ramey + +# Commentary: +# Code: + +#:docstring aref: +# Usage: aref NAME INDEX +# +# In array NAME, access element INDEX (0-origin) +#:end docstring: + +###;;;autoload +function aref () +{ + local name="$1" + local index="$2" + + set -- ${!name} + [ $index -ge 1 ] && shift $index + echo $1 +} + +#:docstring string_aref: +# Usage: aref STRING INDEX +# +# Echo the INDEXth character in STRING (0-origin) on stdout. +#:end docstring: + +###;;;autoload +function string_aref () +{ + local stuff=${1:$2} + echo ${stuff:0:1} +} + +provide aref + +# aref.bash ends here |