collections.sh

Functions for handling bash arrays

Installation

See the latest release for instructions.

Usage

contains_elements(element, ...array)

Checks if an element is in an array

local arr=(1 "a b" 2)
if contains_element "a b" "${arr[@]}"; then
  printf "'a b' is in arr"
else
  printf "'a b' is not in arr"
fi

join_by(separator, ...array)

Joins all elements in the array into a single string using separator

local arr=(1 "a b" 2)
printf "arr joined with - is '%s'" "$(join_by - "${arr[@]}")"