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Bash Shell Scripting - Append values to an array (+=)

Let's say you have an array of fruit.

fruit=(banana apple orange grapes)

 

The += operator can be used to append values to the array. In this example, pineapple is appended to the fruit array.

fruit+=(pineapple)

 

The array can be printed.

echo $fruit

 

Echoing the array will show that pineapple has been appended to the array.

banana apple orange grapes pineapple

 

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July 24th, 2020 by Robin A. Meade
echo "$fruit" # prints the first element of the array printf '%s\n' "${fruit[@]}" # prints each element on its own line IFS=',' echo "${fruit[*]}" # prints comma separated values IFS=$' \t\n' # Restores IFS to its default value

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