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Old 10-16-2009
bash Column to array

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: https://www.unix.com/shell-programmin...ell-array.html

Last edited by Dedalus; 10-16-2009 at 09:43 AM..
# 2  
Old 10-16-2009
What may or may not work:

Code:
ARRAY=( $( cat in.file ) )

# 3  
Old 10-16-2009
Yea as i edited in the first post i found there the same solution you suggest.

thanks for help

D
# 4  
Old 10-18-2009
Code:
array=( $( < "$file" ) )

Or, with bash 4.0:

Code:
mapfile -t array < "$file"


Last edited by cfajohnson; 10-18-2009 at 01:05 AM..
# 5  
Old 10-19-2009
thanks for the different solution

D.
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