2020-02-19 17:18:14 +0100, Ulrich Mueller: [...] > So, is there any syntax that allows to test if a value has been assigned > to the array variable? Especially, to distinguish VARNAME=() (empty > array) from VARNAME being unset? [...]
You could do: if typeset -p var 2> /dev/null | grep -q '='; then echo var has a value fi For namerefs, that's whether they are referencing a variable, that variable could still be undeclared (let alone set). -- Stephane
