Re: Changing the way bash expands associative array subscripts

[L A Walsh]

On 2021/04/06 08:52, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> In that case, I have no qualms about proposing that unset 'a[@]' and
> unset 'a[*]' be changed to remove only the array element whose key is
> '@' or '*', respectively, and screw backward compatibility.  The current
> behavior is pointless and is nothing but a surprise landmine.  Anyone
> relying on the current behavior will just have to change their script.
>   
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   So echo ${a[@]} = expansion of all, but
unset a[@] would only delete 1 element w/key '@'....
how do I echo 1 element with key '@'

Creating arbitrary definitions of behavior for the similar syntax
seems like a sign of random feature-ism.