I want put the output of command into an array using bash
mylist=`ls -al`
# output
drwxr-xr-x 4 user staff 128 Jan 30 17:42 .
drwxrwxr-x@ 37 user staff 1184 Jan 30 16:32 ..
-rwxr-xr-x 1 user staff 1164 Jan 30 17:42 somefile
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Vito Lipari
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Don't use `ls` for this at all. Use globs to get the file names you want, and use `stat` to get whatever information you need about each file. – chepner Jan 30 '19 at 16:49
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ok, `ls` was only an example, i could use `top` or `ps` also... – Vito Lipari Jan 30 '19 at 16:52