shell - Bash script, command - output to array, then print to file -

i need advice on how achieve output:

myoutputfile.txt     tom hagen 1892     state: canada     hank moody 1555     state: cuba     j.lo 156     state: france

output of mycommand:

/usr/bin/mycommand         tom hagen         1892         canada         hank moody         1555         cuba         j.lo         156         france

im trying achieve shell script:

ifs=$'\r\n' globignore='*' :; names=( $(/usr/bin/mycommand) ) name in ${names[@]} #echo $name echo ${name[0]}  #echo ${name:0}  done

thanks

assuming can rely on command output groups of 3 lines, 1 option might be

/usr/bin/mycommand |    while read name;         read year;         read state;     echo "$name $year"     echo "state: $state"   done

an array isn't necessary here.

one improvement exit loop if don't 3 required lines:

while read name && read year && read state;     # guaranteed name, year, , state set     ... done

Shefl