Create And Loop Through An Array Of Strings In Bash

If all the values you're working with are single words you can process them as a string. See: 2so4kki3

This is how to create an array

NAMES=("alfa bravo" "charlie delta" "echo foxtrot")

for name in "${NAMES[@]}"; do
  echo $name
done

Output:

alfa bravo
charlie delta
echo foxtrot

Notes

Don't put commas between items in the array or they'll show up in the output. (i.e. don't do "alfa bravo", "charlie delta")
The quotes around `${NAMES[@]}bash are necessary to keep the strings from splitting on spaces

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