Creating an array from a text file in Bash

Question

A script takes a URL, parses it for the required fields, and redirects its output to be saved in a file, file.txt. The output is saved on a new line each time a fie

Answer 1

You can do this too:

oldIFS="$IFS"
IFS=$'\n' arr=($(

Note:

Filename expansion still occurs. For example, if there's a line with a literal * it will expand to all the files in current folder. So use it only if your file is free of this kind of scenario.