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Subject: Re: string split, bash and IFS
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#!/bin/bash
# Split the command line argument on the colon character.

SaveIFS=$IFS
IFS=":"
declare -a Array=($*)
IFS=SaveIFS

echo "Array[0]=${Array[0]}"
echo "Array[1]=${Array[1]}"
echo "Array[2]=${Array[2]}"
echo "Array[3]=${Array[3]}"


Unga wrote:
> 
> Hi all
> 
> How to use bash and IFS to split a string?
> 
> eg. 
> $string = "Name:Surname:10"
> IFS=:
> echo "$string" | read name surname age
> 
> This does not work for some reason. The read does not create name, surname
> and age variables. Any idea why?
> 
> Appreciate your reply.
> 
> Kind regards
> Unga
> 
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