Array concatenation does not work in bash

Question

I am trying to concatenate arrays on Command Line Interface. example:

array1=( a b c )

However, echo $array1 prints only the first element of the array.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 03 '21 at 12:20

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In order to print the complete array, you will have to get all array members:

array1=( a b c );
echo ${array1[@]}
> a b c

More information about bash arrays here.

answered Feb 03 '21 at 12:20

Titulum

You should almost always use double-quotes (`"${array1[@]}"` instead of just `${array1[@]}`) to prevent weird parsing. – Gordon Davisson Feb 03 '21 at 20:39

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