Using Indexed Arrays

Explore how to work with indexed arrays in Bash to copy files and manage elements effectively. Learn array indexing, parameter expansion, handling all elements, obtaining array size, and removing elements safely.

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Copying files using an array
Removing array elements

Copying files using an array

Here is an example of how we can use arrays to operate on files. Let’s suppose the files array contains a list of file names. We want to copy the first file in the list. The following cp call does that:

cp "${files[0]}" ~/Documents

1.Introduction

2.Origins of the OS

3.Operating Systems

4.Application

5.Bash Shell

6.File System

7.Command Information

8.Files and Directories

9.Bash Extra Features

10.Scripts Features

11.Variables and Parameters

12.Conditional Statements

13.Arithmetic Expressions and Operations

14.Bitwise Operations

15.Logical Operations and Increments

16.Loop Operators

17.Functions

18.Package Manager

19.Conclusion

Assessment

20.Bash Scripts Tools

21.APPENDIX

Using Indexed Arrays

Copying files using an array