Использование массивов

#!/bin/bash

array[0]="a string"
array[1]="a string with spaces and \"quotation\" marks in it"
array[2]="a string with spaces, \"quotation marks\" and (parenthesis) in it"

echo "There are ${#array[*]} elements in the array."
for n in "${array[@]}"; do
    echo "element = >>${n}<<"
done