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tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# readarray
> Read lines from `stdin` into an array.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-readarray>.
- Interactively input lines into an array:
`readarray {{array_name}}`
- Read lines from a file and insert them in an array:
`readarray < {{path/to/file.txt}} {{array_name}}`
- Remove [t]railing deliminators (newline by default):
`readarray < {{path/to/file.txt}} -t {{array_name}}`
- Copy at most `n` lines:
`readarray < {{path/to/file.txt}} -n {{n}} {{array_name}}`
- [s]kip the first `n` lines:
`readarray < {{path/to/file.txt}} -s {{n}} {{array_name}}`
- Define a custom [d]elimiter:
`readarray < {{path/to/file.txt}} -d {{delimiter}} {{array_name}}`
- Display help:
`help mapfile`