How can I use arrays in unix shell?

Question

I use code in !/bin/sh like this:

LIST1="mazda toyota honda"
LIST2="2009 2006 2010"

for m in $LIST1
do
 echo $m
done

As you can see this currently prints out only the make of the car. How can I include the year to each "echo" based on the same positions so that I get results like:

mazda 2009

toyota 2006

honda 2010

?

Answer 1

Assuming bash

array1=(mazda toyota honda)
array2=(2009 2006 2010)

for index in ${!array1[*]}
do
    printf "%s %s\n" ${array1[$index]} ${array2[$index]}
done