How do I convert command-line arguments into a bash script array?
I want to take this:
./something.sh arg1 arg2 arg3
and convert it to
myArray=( arg1 arg2 arg3 )
so that I can use myArray for further use in the script.
This previous SO post comes close, but doesn’t go into how to create an array: How do I parse command line arguments in Bash?
I need to convert the arguments into a regular bash script array; I realize I could use other languages (Python, for instance) but need to do this in bash. I guess I’m looking for an “append” function or something similar?
UPDATE: I also wanted to ask how to check for zero arguments and assign a default array value, and thanks to the answer below, was able to get this working:
if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
myArray=( defaultarg1 defaultarg2 )
else
myArray=( "$@" )
fi