{"id":26793,"date":"2023-11-14T05:24:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T05:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxsimply.com\/?p=26793"},"modified":"2024-04-23T04:07:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T04:07:01","slug":"bash-print-array","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxsimply.com\/bash-scripting-tutorial\/array\/print-array\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Print an Array in Bash? [5 Cases]"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can use the following 5 methods to print an array in Bash<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  1. To print the entire array:
    \n<\/strong>${your_array[@ or *]}<\/code><\/li>\n
  2. To print the array index, value, and type:
    \n<\/strong>declare -p <your_array><\/code><\/li>\n
  3. To print the array iteratively:
    \n<\/strong>for item in ${your_array[@]} do echo $item done<\/code><\/li>\n
  4. To print the array in new lines:
    \n<\/strong>printf "%s\\n" "${array_name[@]}"<\/code><\/li>\n
  5. To print specific elements from an array<\/strong>:
    \necho "${array[index_number]}"<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The rest of the article represents an in-depth analysis of how to adopt these 5 methods to print arrays in Bash<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    <\/i> Practice Files to Print Arrays in Bash<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
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