\unset ECHO 1|dotted numeric index selects array element|b 2|out-of-range index misses| 3|non-numeric index misses| 4|negative index misses| 5|trailing garbage after digits misses| 6|chained dotted index into a nested array|y 7|dotted index feeds section truthiness (truthy element)|yes 8|dotted index feeds section truthiness (falsey element)|