diff --git a/mysqlbu-scripts.sh b/mysqlbu-scripts.sh
index c18ab0f..f4f021b 100755
--- a/mysqlbu-scripts.sh
+++ b/mysqlbu-scripts.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ DELETE_BACKUP() {
 		tba=`expr $tba + 1`
 	done
 	
-	printf '%s\n' "${tbus[@]}"
+	for x in "${!tbus[@]}"; do printf "[%q]=%q\n" "$x" "${tbus[$x]}" ; done
 	
 	sbu1=${tbus[$1]}
 	sbu1a='/' read -r -a array <<< "$sbu1"