Arrays with spaces: do groupinstalls from script

Question

I know, the group names that contains spaces has to be enclosed by quotes and they are, still this does not want to work out as I would expect it:

export instdesk="xterm java-1.8.0-openjdk xrdp tigervnc-server"
export grpdesk=(Desktop "Desktop Platform" "General Purpose Desktop" "X Window System" "Legacy X Window System compatibility" Fonts)
yumdesk() {
for ginstdesk in "${grpdesk[@]}"; do
    yum -y groupinstall $ginstdesk
done
}

Have tried simply just yum -y groupinstall ${grpdesk[*]} still won't work.

you are right, I just couldn't see that I was missing it there in 5th line. So it is solved, please post your answer. — obeliksz, Jan 23 '16 at 15:37
Please read this definitive Q&A about quoting: http://unix.stackexchange.com/q/171346/4667 — glenn jackman, Jan 23 '16 at 15:51
Also, this should work: yum -y groupinstall "${grpdesk[@]}" (quoted and using [@]) -- at the risk of blowing my own horn, this SO question is very relevant: http://stackoverflow.com/q/12314451/7552 — glenn jackman, Jan 23 '16 at 15:53

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 23 '16 at 15:39

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Apparently there is a space in the value of $ginstdesk, so it needs to be quoted.

answered Jan 23 '16 at 15:39

Jeff Schaller

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