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