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split string and create array bash

my_array=($(echo $string | tr "," "
"))

How to split a string in bash

string="you got a friend in me"
IFS=' ' read -ra split <<< "$string"
echo "${split[*]}"
# Output: you got a friend in me
echo "${split[3]}"
# Output: friend

string to array bash

IFS='$SEP' read -r -a ARRAY <<< "$STRING"

split bash string

IN="bla@some.com;john@home.com"
arrIN=(${IN//;/ })

split string and create array bash

IFS=', ' read -r -a array <<< "$string"