Why can't I initialize an array in my init.d script?

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First line of script --

PATHS=()

results in Syntax error: "(" unexpected

What is going on here? Can I not use arrays in my init.d script? Is it being interpreted by a shell that uses different syntax for arrays?

Running on Ubuntu 10.04 server.

Because this is running in `/bin/sh` not `bin/bash` – anubhava Jul 29 '14 at 18:40 — anubhava, Jul 29 '14 at 18:40
You can check the shell with `readlink -f /bin/sh` – Vytenis Bivainis Sep 25 '14 at 21:58 — Vytenis Bivainis, Sep 25 '14 at 21:58

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 26 '14 at 01:28

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Because it isn't a bash script (despite the fact that somebody had made the shebang line #!bin/bash). Ubuntu uses dash, which requires different syntax.

answered Sep 26 '14 at 01:28

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