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Created January 11, 2014 21:44
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check if variable is array, returns 0 on success, 1 otherwise
# check if variable is array, returns 0 on success, 1 otherwise
# @param mixed
is_array()
{ #detect if arg is an array, returns 0 on sucess, 1 otherwise
[ -z "$1" ] && return 1
if [ -n "$BASH" ]; then
declare -p ${1} 2> /dev/null | grep 'declare \-a' >/dev/null && return 0
fi
return 1
}
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