UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

unset arr1 arr2 i j
while IFS=\| read one two;do 
  arr1[i++]="$one"
  arr2[j++]="$two"
done<filename

bash 3.2.25(1)$ cat file
816|817118|
816|933370|
816|1215241|
bash 3.2.25(1)$ unset arr1 arr2 i j
bash 3.2.25(1)$ while IFS=\| read one two;do    arr1[i++]="$one";   arr2[j++]="$two"; done<file
bash 3.2.25(1)$ echo ${arr1[0]}
816
bash 3.2.25(1)$ echo ${arr1[2]}
816
bash 3.2.25(1)$ echo ${arr2[2]}
1215241

$ arr1=($(cut -d\| -f1 file))
$ arr2=($(cut -d\| -f2 file))
$ echo ${arr1[0]}
816
$ echo ${arr1[@]}
816 816 816
$ echo ${arr2[@]}
817118 933370 1215241
$ echo ${arr2[1]}
933370