How to convert array elements with single quotes and comma in Bash.
arr=("element1" "element2" "element3")
#element1 element2 element3
Desired result
'element1','element2','element3'
From Martin Clayton answer comma seprated values are achieved using IFS,
SAVE_IFS="$IFS"
IFS=","
ARRJOIN="${arr[*]}"
IFS="$SAVE_IFS"
echo "$ARRJOIN"
#element1,element2,element3
But how to add single quotes to each element.
[akshay@localhost tmp]$ arr=("element1" "element2" "element3")
[akshay@localhost tmp]$ joined=$(printf ",'%s'" "${arr[@]}")
[akshay@localhost tmp]$ echo ${joined:1}
'element1','element2','element3'
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