string="you got a friend in me"
IFS=' ' read -ra split <<< "$string"
echo "${split[*]}"
# Output: you got a friend in me
echo "${split[3]}"
# Output: friendIN="bla@some.com;john@home.com"
arrIN=(${IN//;/ })
echo ${arrIN[1]} # Output: john@home.com#YOURSTRING="this_is_an_example"
#output:
#this
#is
#an
#example
for i in $(echo $YOURSTRING | tr "_" "\n")
do
echo $i
doneIN="bla@some.com;john@home.com"
arrIN=(${IN//;/ })IFS='|' read -r -a arrayName <<< "$variable"$ s='one_two_three_four_five'
$ A="$(cut -d'_' -f2 <<<"$s")"
$ echo "$A"
two
$ B="$(cut -d'_' -f4 <<<"$s")"
$ echo "$B"
four