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CMCDragonkai / typeofvar.sh
Last active May 19, 2023 01:00
Bash: Get the type of a variable
#!/usr/bin/env bash
typeofvar () {
local type_signature=$(declare -p "$1" 2>/dev/null)
if [[ "$type_signature" =~ "declare --" ]]; then
printf "string"
elif [[ "$type_signature" =~ "declare -a" ]]; then
printf "array"