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Maybe I lack the proper zen, but I haven't found this to be true at all. Here's a good bash FAQ. It contains questions like "how do I use associative arrays",

• kruhft 15y ago
  I reccommend ksh over bash. That's all I use these days. It was sh done right, although it does have a bit of history to it for compatibility. To use associative arrays in ksh: typeset -A table column="name" table[$column]="value" echo ${table[$column]} ksh is much more decent than bash, although I reccommend using in an emacs M-x shell buffer for better command line editing. Edit: forgot to dereference column when setting value in table.
  • _seininn 15y ago
    For reference, to use associative arrays in Bash: declare -A table column="name" table[$column]="value" Included in recent versions of bash :)
    • kruhft 15y ago
      I say typeset, you say declare, let's call the whole thing off! :)