Bash - multi indexed arrays [$i][$i] [duplicate]

Question

i have a script which get datas from a file, but some parameters have more values than just one.

How can i make that my bash script can read as example:

user[3][1]=test1
user[3][2]=test2

Actually i make:

for i in $(seq ${#lala[@]}); do
${user[$i]}
done

which works. I have try it with ${user[$i][$i]} and seq ${#lala[@][@]}) but i cant get it running.

The script must then work with just [$i] and [$i][$i].

Can please somebody help me out, thanks a lot!

anubhava · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-13 19:12:19Z

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Well you're using wrong language/script, since BASH doesn't support multi-dimensional arrays. Having said that you can store a delimited text in each element of array that you can further break into array inside a loop.

answered Nov 13, 2013 at 19:12

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user2933212 Over a year ago

So you mean user[3]=test1,test2? Do you maybe have a code example how can i use it in a script to read all values one after one?

anubhava Over a year ago

If you can provide some sample data in your question on what your input is then I can sure make a script for you.

anubhava Over a year ago

I saw your script but unable to understand where you want 2D array.

Manny D Over a year ago

See my answer here: stackoverflow.com/questions/19919652/…

user2933212 Over a year ago

${hdd[$i]} must be 2d array

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