How can I store the “find” command results as an array in Bash

Answer for bash 4.3 or earlier

Here is one solution for getting the output of find into a bash array:

array=()
while IFS=  read -r -d $'\0'; do
    array+=("$REPLY")
done < <(find . -name "${input}" -print0)




from : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23356779/how-can-i-store-the-find-command-results-as-an-array-in-bash