Insert variable value as element in array

Question

If I have a variable that has a value stored and I want to place that value into an array using the name of the variable, how would I do this?

e.g.:

variable="Hello there"
array[0]=$variable

does not make array[0] equal to "Hello there"

What am I doing wrong?

Possibly you invoked the split+glob operator with cmd ${array[0]} or cmd ${array[@]}. That should be cmd "${array[0]}" or cmd "${array[@]}", like printf '<%s>\n' "${array[@]}" — Stéphane Chazelas, Jan 16 at 17:12

Stéphane Chazelas · Answer 1 · 2015-01-16 17:10:32Z

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The array assignment is correct, you should check the printing part.

variable="Hello there"
array[0]=$variable
echo "${array[0]}"

output

Hello there

Stéphane Chazelas
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answered Jan 16 at 17:06

Kannan Mohan
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