String Manipulation

Split String

s='hello:world:!'
IFS=":"
array=($s)

echo ${array[1]}  # world

for x in ${array[*]}; do
    echo $x
done

Sources:

• http://forum.fachinformatiker.de/linux-unix/102871-bash-script-split-string-array-seperator.html
• http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/bash-arrays