Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:38:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Jim Hertzler <jimhertzler@ntelos.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: string split, bash and IFS Message-ID: <19335104.post@talk.nabble.com> In-Reply-To: <499449.17617.qm@web57002.mail.re3.yahoo.com> References: <499449.17617.qm@web57002.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
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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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