How to store 10 random numbers in an array then echo that array?

Question

Here is the part that generates the 10 random numbers.

MAXCOUNT=10
count=1

while [ "$count" -le $MAXCOUNT ]; do
 number=$RANDOM
 let "count += 1"
done

Now how do I output this to an array and then echo that array?

Because this is a school exercise and I'm still trying to figure out how to do things. Otherwise echoing them right away does make sense. — David Prentice, Nov 28 '15 at 5:50

Th. Baruchel · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-28 05:41:58Z

up vote 2 down vote accepted

Are you using bash? In that case, try something like that:

MAXCOUNT=10
count=1

while [ "$count" -le $MAXCOUNT ]; do
 number[$count]=$RANDOM
 let "count += 1"
done

echo "${number[*]}"

You can also replace the last line with:

echo "${number[@]}"

answered Nov 28 '15 at 5:41

Th. Baruchel

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This is exactly what I was trying to do thanks! – David Prentice Nov 28 '15 at 5:49

Why not number[]=$RANDOM instead of number[$count]=$RANDOM? – CousinCocaine Nov 28 '15 at 7:58

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