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# Advanced Bash :: Array slicing and compaction in bash

# TL;DR

X=(something 'whatever' "i have more   S  P  A  C  E  S   than i can give away.  arent you jealous?")

#   ${X[@]}                                        the usual whole array
#   ${X[@]:index:length}                           slice from index to index+length-1 inclusive
#   ${X[@]::length}                                slice from 0 to length-1 inclusive
#   ${X[@]:index}                                  slice from index to end of array inclusive