How to join an array with an additional element in `bash`?

Question

Suppose I have a bash for-loop

for name in *; do
    printf $(some stats about $name)
done

Now I would like to also print the same stats about the current folder itself, in other word, something like

for name in (* and .); do   # NOT VALID BASH COMMAND
    printf $(some stats about $name)
done

My question is what should I do for the "pseudo-command" (* and .)?

I know I can simply do printf $(some stats about .) after the for-loop, but I would like to know whether there is a more generic way of doing so. (Just assume $(some stats about $name) is long and I would like to avoid defining another function if possible). Thanks!

damienfrancois · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-24 15:23:15Z

3

Try simply

for name in * . ; do
    printf $(some stats about $name)
done

to add an element to the list over which the for loop runs.

answered May 24, 2015 at 15:23

damienfrancois

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Ying Xiong Over a year ago

Wow, didn't expect something so simple.. Thanks!

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