3 #taking a comma (or any char) separated list and turning it into an array:
5 commaSeparatedList=tony,tiger,detroit,sugar,biscuits
7 IFS="," read -ra argArray <<< "$commaSeparatedList"
9 for ((i = 0; i < ${#argArray[@]}; i++)); do
10 echo "arg $(($i + 1)): ${argArray[$i]}"