Re: selecting a subset of an array

[djh <henman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry, in my explanation I used a hypen in the parmater name inthe 
example and later realized that  you can not use a hyphen in a parmater 
name like I did.

So for your example:   ${_list:#foo1*}

> Kagawa-san,
>    try using ${array-namae:#pattern}    Here's the explanation I found 
> in the manual.
>
> > _list=( 'foo1:output file' 'foo2:input file' 'foo3:output figs'  
> > 'foo4:input figs' )