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# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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#
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#
# issues with taking the length of nameref variables
#
# just the basics
scalar=foo
declare -a array=(foo)
declare -n name=array
declare -n name1=array[0]
declare -n name2=unset
declare -n name3=
declare -n name4='a&b'
echo ${#name} # length of nameref resolving to set variable
echo ${#name1} # length of nameref resolving to valid non-identifier
echo ${#name2} # length of nameref resolving to unset variable
echo ${#name3} # length of nameref resolving to empty string
echo ${#name4} # length of nameref resolving to invalid non-identifier
unset -n name name1
declare -n name=scalar
declare -n name1=scalar[0]
name4='aa&bb'
declare -n name4
echo ${#name} # length of nameref resolving to set variable
echo ${#name1} # length of nameref resolving to valid non-identifier
echo ${#name4} # length of nameref resolving to invalid non-identifier