Updated: 07 March 2024
Explode a string about a comma character, using the Internal Field Separator variable
mystr=foo,bar,spam
IFS=',' read -ra frags <<< $mystr
for frag in "${frags[@]}"; do
echo "$frag"
done
# output
foo
bar
spamGuernsey & Jersey, Channel Islands, UK.
Updated: 07 March 2024
Explode a string about a comma character, using the Internal Field Separator variable
mystr=foo,bar,spam
IFS=',' read -ra frags <<< $mystr
for frag in "${frags[@]}"; do
echo "$frag"
done
# output
foo
bar
spam