TYPESCRIPT

how to put the contents of a file into an array in bash

IFS=$'
' read -d '' -r -a lines < /path/to/file

bash store contents of file in array

# Basic syntax:
while IFS= read line; do
	FILE_IN_ARRAY+=("$line")
done </path/to/your/file.txt
# Where:
#	- this site explains arrays helpfully: 
#		https://linuxize.com/post/bash-arrays/