str_split

#!/bin/bash
# by Stefan Ruedisuehli, 2015-08-21

USAGE="Usage: $(basename ${0}) <DELIMITER> <STRING>

Split a string into a list using a delimiter."

main()
{
    narg=2
    if [[ ${#} -ne ${narg} ]]
    then
        echo "${USAGE}"
        return 1
    fi
    local delim="${1}"
    local str="${2}"

    IFS="${delim}" read -ra LIST <<< "$str"
    echo ${LIST[*]}
}

main "${@}"