[Solved] What will this script output?declare -A animals animals[dog]=bark animals[cat]=meow animals[bird]=tweet for key in "${!animals[@]}"; do echo "$key: ${animals[$key]}"; done | Bash Scripting

Bash Scripting - Arrays

What will this script output?

declare -A animals
animals[dog]=bark
animals[cat]=meow
animals[bird]=tweet
for key in "${!animals[@]}"; do echo "$key: ${animals[$key]}"; done

AError: invalid loop syntax

Bbark: dog meow: cat tweet: bird

Cdog bark cat meow bird tweet

Ddog: bark cat: meow bird: tweet

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand the loop over keys
The loop iterates over all keys of the associative array using ${!animals[@]}.
Step 2: Print key and value pairs
Each iteration prints "key: value" format, so output lines are "dog: bark", "cat: meow", "bird: tweet".
Final Answer:
dog: bark cat: meow bird: tweet -> Option D
Quick Check:
Loop keys and print key:value pairs [OK]

Quick Trick: Use ${!array[@]} to get all keys [OK]

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