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From: jarausch@igpm.rwth-aachen.de
Subject: array to braced list conversion ?
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Hi all,

Is there a simple possibility to convert an array
to a brace delimited list?

E.g.

set +A LIST a b c

how can I get the analog of

ls /usr/local/bin/{a,b,c}
using LIST ?

Thanks for any hints

Helmut Jarausch

Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik
Institute of Technology, RWTH Aachen
D 52056 Aachen, Germany