bash Column to array

Dedalus · #1 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009

Hi

I have a file with just one column, and i'd like to save it in a bash array.

file_in

Quote:

word1
word2
word3
word4

then, i want save the column in a bash array in order to get:

Code:

array[0]==word1, array[1]==word2....array[3]==word4

I can't figure out how to do it. Can anyone help please?

thanks
D

EDIT: Sorry, i solved. I've found the solution here in another post. thx. here the post: saving values from awk expression into shell array

dr.house · #2 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009

What may or may not work:

Code:

ARRAY=( $( cat in.file ) )

Dedalus · #3 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009

Yea as i edited in the first post i found there the same solution you suggest.

thanks for help

D

cfajohnson · #4 (**permalink**) 10-18-2009

Code:
array=( $( < "$file" ) )
Or, with bash 4.0:
Code:
mapfile -t array < "$file"

Dedalus · #5 (**permalink**) 10-19-2009

thanks for the different solution

D.

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